EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Female Athletes Suing NCAA Over Transgender Competitors

Over a dozen female athletes including Riley Gaines and Réka György are suing the National Collegiate Athletics Association for letting transgender athletes compete against them and use female locker rooms in college sports.
At the center of the class-action lawsuit is Lia Thomas, the trans athlete who dominated the 2022 NCAA Swimming Championships while a student at the University of Pennsylvania. The suit states that both the NCAA and Georgia Tech, which hosted the event, knowingly violated Title IX, the federal statute that guarantees equal opportunity for men and women in college education and sports.
In an exclusive first interview, Free Press reporter Francesca Block sits down with the plaintiffs.
Read Francesca's full story for The Free Press here: thefp.pub/3IE2yji

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  • @vivienneb6199
    @vivienneb61992 ай бұрын

    Women are not low testosterone males! Glad these women will sue based on Title IX.

  • @KayUltramarathonrunner

    @KayUltramarathonrunner

    2 ай бұрын

    EXACTLY!!!!

  • @muddywitch9016

    @muddywitch9016

    2 ай бұрын

    Preach!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 Woman are NOT defective men!!!! And this whole trans issue is treating women like they are defective men

  • @vivienneb6199

    @vivienneb6199

    2 ай бұрын

    @@muddywitch9016 Precisely! It is appalling.

  • @juanaboynkin1196
    @juanaboynkin11962 ай бұрын

    These ladies are heroes for all the little girls that want to compete in sports.

  • @KainTheDamned

    @KainTheDamned

    2 ай бұрын

    They are certainly brave. I can't imagine the amount of psychotic rage they are going to face...

  • @MrSaritch57

    @MrSaritch57

    2 ай бұрын

    Riley didn't be the biological women in the field. She took 5th at nationals in the 200 free. No trans person affected her performance.

  • @Anon_jonn

    @Anon_jonn

    2 ай бұрын

    Heroes to the western world as a whole tbh

  • @dennisalbrecht6438

    @dennisalbrecht6438

    2 ай бұрын

    It's hard to believe that women have to fight to keep men out of women's locker room

  • @janegardener1662

    @janegardener1662

    2 ай бұрын

    @@dennisalbrecht6438 In any other circumstance this would be considered criminal behavior.

  • @sully2737
    @sully27372 ай бұрын

    All these labels--racist, homophobe, transphobe, etc--have no real meaning anymore. They are applied ad nauseam to silence any differing opinion, without the actual definition of the words even being considered. I appreciate Riley and Reka speaking up. It's sad that the simple act of telling the truth is now considered revolutionary and courageous, as telling lies and gaslighting has become the norm.

  • @MsGnor

    @MsGnor

    2 ай бұрын

    @sully2737 yes very courageous Ladies, and frankly it seems like a law suit is the only way. If you have any interest in trans topics, my favourite speaker is KZreadr Marcus Dib. Also Buck Angel & Blaire White. Many of my jobs put me in contact with ideologs. Marcus cuts the BS, very direct speaker. Demystifies delusion & ideology. Breath of fresh air.

  • @mht5875

    @mht5875

    2 ай бұрын

    All of those labels have been overused to have lost their real meaning. Transphobe is a recent made-up word. And good for these girls suing the NCAA.

  • @CaptainPhilosophical

    @CaptainPhilosophical

    2 ай бұрын

    Those people are factphobic. 🙂

  • @PimpinWitch

    @PimpinWitch

    2 ай бұрын

    Perfectly said! You’re comment is 100% spot on accurate 💯

  • @patavinity1262

    @patavinity1262

    2 ай бұрын

    Correction - 'transphobe' has never meant anything.

  • @jennifermorgan6913
    @jennifermorgan69132 ай бұрын

    I'm trans and I totally support Riley and all these women athletes. I've been on hrt for years and I would still have an unfair advantage over a natal female of a similar age and level of training. It's more than just hormones and it's totally inappropriate for anyone with male genitalia to be in a women's locker room. People like Lia are giving trans people a bad name.

  • @Uncaged_cricket

    @Uncaged_cricket

    2 ай бұрын

    Go, Jen! Thank you and please continue speaking up for us. These are facts not feelings and any trans who want to be welcomed into the sisterhood need to get their heads straight about it.

  • @sarabadara

    @sarabadara

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for speaking up ❤

  • @Islas_Canarias

    @Islas_Canarias

    2 ай бұрын

    You are a man.

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    2 ай бұрын

    There's no such thing as "trans"

  • @kenzandana4791

    @kenzandana4791

    2 ай бұрын

    So you're a man pretending to be a woman or vice versa? Serious question.

  • @tooolip7408
    @tooolip74082 ай бұрын

    It is a form of sexual abuse to be naked in a female's locker room with a biological male present. Sport is about achievement + competition and in team sports its also about socializing and forming life long friendships- on away trips so very much is shared over girl bonding sessions and is really special. Being forced to have a male in a female sports team completely changes the dynamics. What this demonstrates is the utter failure of adults to lead and stand up for the girls, from coaches to heads of sporting departments and more. These young women show what leadership and moral conviction and courage are.

  • @lucydayLucida

    @lucydayLucida

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes, it is abuse! Thank you for your comment.

  • @MsGnor

    @MsGnor

    2 ай бұрын

    @tooolip7408 yes, and it's coming hot on the heels of the 'Athlete A' gymnastics scandal exposing USAG's toxic culture. I hope management teams will attend mandatory trainings to assess their values & priorities.

  • @shabanahfazal6512

    @shabanahfazal6512

    2 ай бұрын

    100% So glad these women are making this heroic stand and prioritising the violation of their bodily privacy as much as the fairness issue. For sporting bodies and anyone on the other side of the debate prepared to concede anything, this aspect of including men In women‘s sports is totally ignored. Even fairness is relegated to second place after safety. All three matter equally.

  • @MsGnor

    @MsGnor

    2 ай бұрын

    Well said @@shabanahfazal6512. Many of my jobs put me in contact with ideologs. If you're also alarmed by trans activism, I hope you'll follow KZreadr Marcus Dib. Marcus cuts the BS, very direct speaker. Demystifies delusion & ideology. Breath of fresh air. Also Buck Angel and Blaire White. Sending Everyone love ❤‍🔥💞

  • @julesthefairy88

    @julesthefairy88

    2 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @joanr3189
    @joanr31892 ай бұрын

    Take heart, don’t give up this fight. You are in the right. Mr. Thomas can remove whatever he wants from his body. He is forever a man.

  • @elenawilliams32

    @elenawilliams32

    2 ай бұрын

    He's just a male eunuch now. That definitely doesn't make him a woman. ♀️

  • @annereidy7981

    @annereidy7981

    2 ай бұрын

    He has no intention of adding to, or removing from his body. He is doing what any unfairly advantaged person, incapable of competing in his own category, would do, if they are completely lacking any moral compass. Pushing to compete under circumstances most favourable to getting ahead. As Helen Joyce said, 'The men who want to enter Women's sports and spaces are the very ones you don't want in those sports and spaces'.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@annereidy7981Helen Joyce is a transphobe.

  • @lynnm6413

    @lynnm6413

    2 ай бұрын

    @@annereidy7981 well, he keeps his balls in a mason jar…it‘s not every body‘s concept of a well adjusted person

  • @winoodlesnoodles1984

    @winoodlesnoodles1984

    2 ай бұрын

    William Thomas has open wore an ANTIFA shirt. That tells you how toxic he is. He is basically siding with domestic terrorists.

  • @user-bh5ic5mq9c
    @user-bh5ic5mq9c2 ай бұрын

    Women will not be silenced Men have no place in women's categories, spaces, changing rooms. Well done to these women for standing up for women 👏 💜

  • @teresajose2280

    @teresajose2280

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s inconsistent to even have categories at this point.

  • @darreno9874

    @darreno9874

    2 ай бұрын

    It not just women who think this is wrong, the majority of men think having Mr Thomas or any male in female sports, changing rooms or any other gender differentiated space is wrong. God bless both of these ladies in their lawsuits.

  • @ROBERT-fd4kl

    @ROBERT-fd4kl

    2 ай бұрын

    ....and women have no place in men's locker rooms, etc. Yes, I have seen that happen.

  • @JewishKeto
    @JewishKeto2 ай бұрын

    I love how Riley refers to Thomas as “he/him” because he is make and NOT a female.

  • @fadalerabrasool3563

    @fadalerabrasool3563

    2 ай бұрын

    still is male even with the long hair and the God awful smile

  • @indy_go_blue6048

    @indy_go_blue6048

    2 ай бұрын

    Agree. They also need to start calling them transpersons or transpeople. Cuts down on both the noise and the confusion.

  • @mindyourbizok

    @mindyourbizok

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree! I also refuse to refer to Mr. Thomas as Leah because Leah is a female name. I refer to him as William / Lee.

  • @Greetingsearthling22

    @Greetingsearthling22

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mindyourbizokfemale names are not just for females and vice versa, don’t be petty.

  • @ThatWriterWriter1

    @ThatWriterWriter1

    2 ай бұрын

    Because he is an intact male. He has had no surgery and looks like he isn't using hormones either. He walked around the change room, naked and was CLEARLY male.

  • @maxkmalms1970
    @maxkmalms19702 ай бұрын

    You cannot negate biology

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    You can not negate gender identity

  • @maxkmalms1970

    @maxkmalms1970

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 in sports gender has no meaning. Biology is the key difference between the two sexes. Biological males have a huge advantage

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@maxkmalms1970 that's not true. Sports are separated by gender not biology. If it was separated by biology Lia wouldn't have been able to compete

  • @maxkmalms1970

    @maxkmalms1970

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 fortunately it is mostly only in English speaking countries. But it will just be for a short period and transgender mtf won’t be competing in the Olympics.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@maxkmalms1970 so what? A transwoman already competed in the Olympics and lost.

  • @Uncaged_cricket
    @Uncaged_cricket2 ай бұрын

    Yes! I am so very glad these women are filing suit!!!

  • @eile4219
    @eile42192 ай бұрын

    NCAA needs to be punished for this kind of policy. I'm so happy that they sue NCAA

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    What if they lost the case. I mean they came in 17th and 5th place. They were never going to win in the first place.

  • @mindyourbizok

    @mindyourbizok

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm happy that these women are suing but I'm not sure if they will win because the government is promoting this perversion.

  • @foxgloverose4788

    @foxgloverose4788

    2 ай бұрын

    Get rid of the misogynistic and god knows what else decision makers on the board.

  • @rebelduck9077

    @rebelduck9077

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628I don’t think they give a crap about the trophies. They’re fighting for a principle and for future female athletes

  • @edrowe1138

    @edrowe1138

    2 ай бұрын

    Let’s just hope that the governing body over seeing this lawsuit has a brain because it should take all of about 10 minutes and then it should take about an hour for the judges To embarrass the NCAA committee for their stupidity

  • @cherrycupcake6327
    @cherrycupcake63272 ай бұрын

    This is TOTALLY bonkers!! WHAT is happening to young women is disgusting!! LT should be ashamed!!

  • @indy_go_blue6048

    @indy_go_blue6048

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't know of any Lea Thompson, but Will Thompson should be ashamed and hopefully he will be by his kids and grandkids in the coming years.

  • @lynnm6413

    @lynnm6413

    2 ай бұрын

    @@indy_go_blue6048 William Thomas

  • @TheRumblewagon
    @TheRumblewagon2 ай бұрын

    We must protect women's sports. Transgender can compete against other transgender if they insist on their label.

  • @dennisalbrecht6438

    @dennisalbrecht6438

    2 ай бұрын

    There's only 2 genders male and female.

  • @davidloughlin2238
    @davidloughlin22382 ай бұрын

    HIM! Thomas is not a woman, he is a man!

  • @bflower1562

    @bflower1562

    2 ай бұрын

    💯💯💯

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Thomas is a transwoman

  • @survivrs
    @survivrs2 ай бұрын

    You ladies ROCK!!! Lia Thomas had no right to be swimming against you, you shouldn't have to share a locker room with him either. He is a thief, and should have had his medal taken away. What a sorry little boy.

  • @sarabadara
    @sarabadara2 ай бұрын

    I cry every time I hear Riley speak. She is such a poised, powerful, brave, beautiful woman.

  • @ReVoltaire

    @ReVoltaire

    2 ай бұрын

    I do too! My daughter won an age group national championship in her sport years ago and I shudder to think about what young female athletes face today 🙃

  • @bflower1562

    @bflower1562

    2 ай бұрын

    She's fantastic..

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    You forgot transphobe

  • @mancyank564

    @mancyank564

    2 ай бұрын

    izoedyourbabydaddy7628, you forgot /s.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mancyank564 no I didn't

  • @bells5385
    @bells53852 ай бұрын

    I think it should be even worse. Any adult involved should be charged with a hate crime vs women. They forced this garbage on women and it’s a disgrace

  • @drewkoenen8334
    @drewkoenen83342 ай бұрын

    Call the police and put in a complaint of a male exposing themselves in a women’s change room. The law is on the books use it!

  • @beentheredonethat6219
    @beentheredonethat62192 ай бұрын

    You go girls and women! That is indecent exposure! Girls and women should not be treated this way!

  • @Islas_Canarias
    @Islas_Canarias2 ай бұрын

    So Lia is suing the NCAA for not being allowed to compete and the women are suing the NCAA for allowing him to compete. Sucks to be them.🤣

  • @annearly3200

    @annearly3200

    2 ай бұрын

    It's wonder he didn't sue for discrimination. For the girl's not undressing a front of him

  • @MarthaAnthony

    @MarthaAnthony

    2 ай бұрын

    @@annearly3200 lol

  • @mancyank564

    @mancyank564

    2 ай бұрын

    Islas_Canarias, Thomas is suing the IOC, not the NCAA. He wants an Olympic medal.

  • @dennisalbrecht6438

    @dennisalbrecht6438

    2 ай бұрын

    NCAA started this.

  • @biblicalworldview1
    @biblicalworldview12 ай бұрын

    I long for the day that Riley Gaines will be named woman of the Year because she deserves it.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Never gonna happen

  • @indy_go_blue6048

    @indy_go_blue6048

    2 ай бұрын

    2030. She'll be Woman of the Decade.

  • @mikescollard6499

    @mikescollard6499

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@izoedyourbabydaddy7628I do right now. Many do right now.

  • @poob1082

    @poob1082

    Ай бұрын

    Sadly​@@izoedyourbabydaddy7628

  • @cherrycupcake6327
    @cherrycupcake63272 ай бұрын

    All my support and respect to you women for speaking out!! You are not transphobic, you are supporting your rights as a biological woman!!

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    They are transphobic. They said they were afraid of Lia in the locker room. Common sense would tell you if someone is afraid of a transwoman they are transphobic.

  • @cherrycupcake6327

    @cherrycupcake6327

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 Your logic is utter nonsense! Millennia of evolution has protected women from attack by these emotions being triggered! Taking hormones does not magically change the DNA of this physical male.

  • @nemomonteflores3890
    @nemomonteflores38902 ай бұрын

    Love the courage of these women, putting themselves on the line for generations to come. Thank you!❤

  • @nwoDekaTsyawlA
    @nwoDekaTsyawlA2 ай бұрын

    Being against trans males competing alongside women in sports is NOT transphobic. It means you are defending women and are aligned with the reality of biology. In fact if you don't have fear nor hate then that label doesn't apply to you, and if you just get called that it means the other side doesn't have any good arguments against defending women and respecting biology. It's high time we realize this is a cultural war, and there are people willing to subdue and harass women to get what they want.

  • @RWulff007
    @RWulff0072 ай бұрын

    Thank you for standing up for whats obviously right. Men believing to be women have no business to do in woman sports. These women are heroes and they will maybe pay a price for this, but it will be worth it in the end. 🎉🎉🎉

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Well transwoman take hrt and meet the requirements. Men believing they are women and transwoman are obviously different.

  • @Justiceforpets

    @Justiceforpets

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 They’re only different in the way they want to look. They’re feelings and mind set still sit outside the realms of reality and the natural order of life, science, biology.

  • @kathyburnett2343
    @kathyburnett23432 ай бұрын

    He is not a her or a she, be respectful to woman, and call a spade a spade. He should never never never be referred to as a female. He is male and only male.

  • @dennisalbrecht6438

    @dennisalbrecht6438

    2 ай бұрын

    100 percent agree 👍

  • @Cotictimmy
    @Cotictimmy2 ай бұрын

    Why does the interviewer keep referring to a man as “SHE”?

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Because she's a transwoman not a man

  • @GregKingston

    @GregKingston

    2 ай бұрын

    She is complying with her training. LOL. Riley just goes right on saying "he".

  • @mindyourbizok

    @mindyourbizok

    2 ай бұрын

    Because the interviewer lacks common sense and wisdom. That's why I will not give this video a thumbs up.

  • @joeedwards3271

    @joeedwards3271

    2 ай бұрын

    Because if she doesn’t her video will be flagged as hate speech and took down and nobody will see this side of the argument.

  • @ry.butterfly

    @ry.butterfly

    2 ай бұрын

    I noticed it right away. So gross

  • @madelinebock6469
    @madelinebock64692 ай бұрын

    One side speaks eloquently with measured responses: the others are screaming mimis.

  • @vaguelyvagrant9694
    @vaguelyvagrant96942 ай бұрын

    Riley Gaines and Réka Györgym STAND STRONG!!! ✊

  • @harshca1
    @harshca12 ай бұрын

    Amazing women here. Keep up the good work, Ladies. We support you!

  • @benfaubion
    @benfaubion2 ай бұрын

    It only got this far because people were afraid of their jobs if they said "NO" to this nonsense. So who's responsible at the top level for pushing this? I think it's reprehensible that they'd vote for ideology over scientific facts, and then expect everyone, including athletes and fans, to sort of just not notice the problem with the elephant in the room. And then of course, did the female athletes ever have a say, how did they feel about having a male compete and change with them? Apparently they weren't asked! They were told! You cannot simply paint the square the same color of the circle and then claim that square is a circle while dismissing and bullying everyone who argues against it. We all see what it is. I'm surprised this lawsuit hasn't happened sooner. Hold the leaders and people who pushed this accountable.

  • @austinado16

    @austinado16

    2 ай бұрын

    My guess is, that this is insurance company and lawyer driven. Why? Because if you're an institution, and some boy says, "Hey, I'm a girl now." In today's woke world, if you say, "nice try pal." That kid's parents will get a free attorney an sue your a$$ off. Why? Because attorney's that take on this kind of filth, are working on a contingency, and institutions have incredibly deep pockets. So poof, the kid and his parents lawyer up for free. A letter or suit is sent, to which the institution now has to shell out money, to respond too. So instantly, here comes the money suck from the institution. And what does the institution do, along with being forced to formerly respond (and lawyer up)? They call their insurance provider. And what does the insurance provide, AND their attorney say? "Make 'em an offer, and see if they'll go away, because that's waaaaaaay cheaper than fighting them, which is going to get drug out for years, at a tremendous expense, and if it goes before a jury of today's woke citizens, you'll have a 95% chance of losing, and paying out even more money. Offer 'em 20-grand and see if they bite. We'll go as high as $100." So guess what happens with little Bobby. He get's to be a boy in the girls locker room, and beat the crap out of the girls in all their sports, and be given trophies, and honored for all his accomplishments, and being on magazine covers, and proclaimed female athlete of the year. And all the females and their parents are told to get over it, and get with modern times, and quit being anti and phobe. And because those families don't get a free attorney, guess what happens.

  • @PatrickFerryCoach
    @PatrickFerryCoach2 ай бұрын

    There needs to be a legal consequence for these violations, to set a clear standard moving forward. As a male athlete, I would have most likely been arrested if I was there watching that happen because how vocal I would have been.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    For allowing a transwoman to swim?🙄

  • @magpiegirl3783
    @magpiegirl37832 ай бұрын

    What an articulate and intelligent woman, Riley is - and so grounded. I hope they are successful in this lawsuit, otherwise the floodgates will open.

  • @Oatsweather
    @Oatsweather2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Réka and Riley

  • @jacquelinewilliams2626
    @jacquelinewilliams26262 ай бұрын

    That’s so well spoken Riley Gaines! Thank you 🎉

  • @christophergargaro959
    @christophergargaro9592 ай бұрын

    These women are right and the NCAA is wrong. It's that simple. Sue them into oblivion. This is blatantly discriminatory and nothing will convince me otherwise.

  • @krishnaveganathar
    @krishnaveganathar2 ай бұрын

    Thank goodness

  • @Velaya818
    @Velaya8182 ай бұрын

    Thank you Riley for standing up for women and for using the correct pronouns for Thomas.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    She's transphobic it's no surprise she would misgender a transwoman.

  • @pdxlasher
    @pdxlasher2 ай бұрын

    I've been wondering why, all this time, I hadn't heard barely anything from the actual female athletes that are being affected by all of this. I recognize that ya'll have probably been scared to speak up considering how much they can harm your careers if you did so. I'm glad ya'll are finally speaking up and hitting them where it hurts... in the courtroom!

  • @kishwer

    @kishwer

    2 ай бұрын

    Riley Gaines has been actively speaking up and campaigning against this for more than a year now.

  • @GregKingston

    @GregKingston

    2 ай бұрын

    They are afraid of blowback. If they are still on the team, they could lose scholarships, etc for speaking out. When Thomas was swimming, something like 15 swimmers on the team sent a letter to the school and they told them where to get counseling if they were uncomfortable seeing a penis in the locker room.

  • @catrivett1964
    @catrivett19642 ай бұрын

    Thank God for the women standing up for their rights and all future athlete women.

  • @ReVoltaire
    @ReVoltaire2 ай бұрын

    Why does the interviewer consistently and intentionally misgender Will Thomas as "she/her"?

  • @Dj_CanS

    @Dj_CanS

    2 ай бұрын

    She’s simply trying to be You Tube (politically) Correct. She knows dude is a Man but she knows what bullies do too. She seems legit and not condescending

  • @arandorapress7561

    @arandorapress7561

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Dj_CanSthis is not an excuse. The more that people go along with this charade the longer it will take to eradicated. In any event, the athletes refused to entertain this idiocy so the interviewer had nothing to lose anyway.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@arandorapress7561eradicate? Transphobia needs to be eradicated.

  • @kishwer

    @kishwer

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628no one is scared of trans ppl unless they be invading women’s spaces

  • @geraldbrooks8507

    @geraldbrooks8507

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628what is transphobia?

  • @jamesboekbinder3967
    @jamesboekbinder39672 ай бұрын

    Great interview. Good luck with the lawsuit!

  • @anonymoususer4376
    @anonymoususer43762 ай бұрын

    this case is a slam dunk. NCAA will lose.

  • @DoomCycle

    @DoomCycle

    2 ай бұрын

    Bet

  • @bettymaines6305

    @bettymaines6305

    2 ай бұрын

    I sure hope the NCAA loses. They are so caught up in woke BS that it has lost all common sense and equality.

  • @CasuallyCommentingBaseThings

    @CasuallyCommentingBaseThings

    2 ай бұрын

    Hope so! But NCAA dirty and has a lot of money

  • @barrym2112

    @barrym2112

    2 ай бұрын

    The NCAA loses almost every time in court. That’s the reason the NIL aspect of college sports has gone so out of control because they keep losing in court.

  • @helenromanelli2544

    @helenromanelli2544

    2 ай бұрын

    I wish this were true but we live in clown world

  • @simfimpim
    @simfimpim2 ай бұрын

    Even if Lia Thomas was only 5 feet tall and 120 lbs, it would still be wrong because Lia is not female. Also, the host of this interview needs to start using the correct pronouns for Lia, male pronouns.

  • @julesthefairy88

    @julesthefairy88

    2 ай бұрын

    I started ranting to my cat honestly as soon as the host did that- I was a competitive figure skater and runner as a girl and I found happiness and healing as a grown woman in recovery as a long distance cyclist…having that taken from me and from all female athletes makes me sick, but I can’t indulge competing against male cheats. The pronouns are the ballgame. To say “she can’t compete in women’s sports or she can’t come into the Women’s lockerroom” sounds crazy. And that’s the whole point of this 🐂💩preferred pronouns. Will (Lia)M Thomas is a 6’4 biological male. Not a she and not a her.

  • @indy_go_blue6048

    @indy_go_blue6048

    2 ай бұрын

    You need to start using the right name, Will Thompson aka Lea.

  • @simfimpim

    @simfimpim

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@indy_go_blue6048 You're right!

  • @lynnm6413

    @lynnm6413

    2 ай бұрын

    @@indy_go_blue6048 yeah, how about you get the name right …it‘s Thomas, not Thompson, and he writes his chosen name Lia, not Lea…kinda ironic considering you comment about getting his name right

  • @mindyourbizok

    @mindyourbizok

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly! I also refer to Mr. Thomas as Lee Thomas or William thomas. Leah is a female name.

  • @RobertJWaid
    @RobertJWaid2 ай бұрын

    NCAA actions are shameful. This should be a no-brainer.

  • @pauljohansen8043
    @pauljohansen80432 ай бұрын

    My only question is why did the opposition to this insanity take so long to develop? If these were my girls …..

  • @MarthaAnthony
    @MarthaAnthony2 ай бұрын

    Boom! I am so glad they have done this. The NCAA had one job - to look out for the best interests of ALL swimmers. It's time they were reminded that that included women.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    It's time you were reminded that that also includes Lia Thomas.

  • @MarthaAnthony

    @MarthaAnthony

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 Pretty sure Lia was well catered for.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@MarthaAnthony as she should. But according to the story the only catering that Lia got was the other swimmers taking a sensitivity class. Other than that they were all treated equally

  • @MarthaAnthony

    @MarthaAnthony

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 Notice how you assume it is the responsibility of the women to make way for a biological man to swim in their division? Notice how you don't expect Lia to make any adjustments (like requesting an Open division or having a private changeroom) or show any sensitivity or consideration? Maybe you need to evaluate your sexism that assumes it is always up to women to make way, move over, be sensitive and surrender their rights and accomplishments.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@MarthaAnthony Lia is a transwoman meaning she is a woman identified as male at birth. Man is not a biological term. And in the name of equality she was included. It's funny how you skip over the fact that Lia had to make the biggest adjustment just to be able to participate. Hrt for two years.

  • @ElizabethDewey-si6sh
    @ElizabethDewey-si6sh2 ай бұрын

    Title IX was all about biology to give women a place in sports to say that there are no biological differences now is ridiculous

  • @shellylipman5465
    @shellylipman54652 ай бұрын

    You are on the side on right. Im so sorry you have to experience this.

  • @marwar819
    @marwar8192 ай бұрын

    Great move, so glad this is finally happening. I hope the NCAA loses Billions.

  • @MrFelipefelop

    @MrFelipefelop

    2 ай бұрын

    Why would say that,would it not wreck the future of younger athletes coming through

  • @mangoauto8450
    @mangoauto84502 ай бұрын

    To hell with the heads of the NCAA for ever bowing to this crap. It’s shameful, and the ultimate form of misogyny

  • @CasuallyCommentingBaseThings

    @CasuallyCommentingBaseThings

    2 ай бұрын

    They’ve been to the island and had to do as the liberal masters demanded. Kiddie touching running wild in the land of the Democrat

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    How is it misogyny?

  • @mangoauto8450

    @mangoauto8450

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 One must have some level of contempt against women if you are going to identify as one and then compete unfairly against women.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mangoauto8450 she competed fairly in my opinion

  • @Justiceforpets

    @Justiceforpets

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠oh no you don’t. Lia Thomas is a fully intact male with lower testosterone, but still a level of testosterone that exceeds the level of biological women. Nobody has any prejudice against trans women, it’s the fact that Lia has the physical advantage over biological women, as he went through male puberty, in so doing, he developed male sized lung capacity, blood volume, musculature, body mass and bone density, which is Irreversable. Taking hrt / lowering testosterone levels, does not effect, negate or lessen the physical advantage of a male once they’ve experienced male puberty. If you can’t acknowledge any of that, there’s something wrong with you.

  • @davidc9214
    @davidc92142 ай бұрын

    It’s about time. This transanity must end

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    2 ай бұрын

    Transinsanity

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Transphobia needs to end

  • @davidc9214

    @davidc9214

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 "Cisgender Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter" needs to Begin

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 trans isn't real

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@davidc9214 lol when you are used to privilege equality feels like oppression.

  • @jessicaC8083
    @jessicaC80832 ай бұрын

    I feel like a lot that's going on wouldn't be this bad if Caitlin/Bruce Jenner took a stand and said no to accepting the woman of the year award all those years ago. It felt like that was the beginning of the end. I commend you women for standing up for what is right. They need their own category.

  • @rclooper2843
    @rclooper28432 ай бұрын

    I hope these girls get the biggest pile of money available and the people who were in charge go to jail.

  • @maggiemclean2995
    @maggiemclean29952 ай бұрын

    Riley you are truly a great example of strength, in your fight for what is right. I lived through a time (I’m 79) when women were certainly not treated as equals, and to see the fight we have had to get equality and a fair deal, be challenged again is shocking. You are both incredible young ladies and I support all your efforts for fairness in sport. This whole gender ideology where someone can refuse to accept reality, is beyond belief! How can anyone truly believe that ‘feelings’ override truth and fact!! Well done ladies, keep up the good work!

  • @MiniatureMiss
    @MiniatureMiss2 ай бұрын

    Why is this interviewer referring to will thomas as she/ her?

  • @reneep.1978

    @reneep.1978

    2 ай бұрын

    semi-woke

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Because Lia is a she

  • @underratedcritic1983
    @underratedcritic19832 ай бұрын

    The fact that people like Lia refuse to enroll in the open category is very telling

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    People like Riley Gaines should swim in the open category. Maybe then she'll actually win

  • @CrystalShadow

    @CrystalShadow

    10 күн бұрын

    They enjoy making women uneasy 😟

  • @lynnewilliams542
    @lynnewilliams5422 ай бұрын

    So glad to hear this. Good on you ladies

  • @janmitchell641
    @janmitchell6412 ай бұрын

    Thank you for fighting for all the girls who follow behind you. They need your courageous support. You see this whole issue correctly and someday the extremists will too. Take heart that this issue is already being tackled in the UK, where most of their politicians and intellectuals are clearly more intelligent than your and our leaders in Canada are.

  • @janetrichardson2644
    @janetrichardson26442 ай бұрын

    I am so impressed that these two openly push back publicly. This is important not to just female athletes but to show that women will not just step aside to men take their spaces, opportunities and their rights. God bless them both in their endeavors.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Transwoman are not men

  • @332ARA
    @332ARA2 ай бұрын

    The offending male athletes should pay too.

  • @Daniel_Ilyich
    @Daniel_Ilyich2 ай бұрын

    I really feel bad for these ladies. It’s like we’re living in the twilight zone. It’s beyond belief.

  • @cynthiacools-lartigue5297
    @cynthiacools-lartigue52972 ай бұрын

    Thank you ladies for standing up for all girls in sports.

  • @macheldavis945
    @macheldavis9452 ай бұрын

    Heros.

  • @suzandickson3789
    @suzandickson37892 ай бұрын

    Well done Ladies thank you

  • @ChrisRubeo
    @ChrisRubeo2 ай бұрын

    Absolute CRIME.

  • @dandejoux2622
    @dandejoux26222 ай бұрын

    Isn't a male exposing himself to women considered indecent exposure? The NCAA is allowed to circumvent the law?

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Well you would have to prove that she wasn't simply changing clothes like everyone else in the locker room.

  • @CrStrifey

    @CrStrifey

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 Do you think if a man walked into a women's changeroom 5 years ago and started changing no one would turn a head?

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    @@CrStrifey we are not talking about a man now are we.

  • @CrStrifey

    @CrStrifey

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 has a penis so yeah

  • @CrStrifey

    @CrStrifey

    2 ай бұрын

    @@izoedyourbabydaddy7628 sure are

  • @sarahjackson3550
    @sarahjackson35502 ай бұрын

    Stop calling a man her. It's not "polite", it's this linguistic gymnastics that has got us where we are.

  • @antoniodacosta3358
    @antoniodacosta33582 ай бұрын

    Keep up your fight as a Canadian and had twins in swimming who are 30yrs today and my daughter is a coach in synchronized swimming. Don’t let them shut you down keep up the good fight I support you women.

  • @garyweglarz
    @garyweglarz2 ай бұрын

    Total respect to these brave women - for standing up for ALL WOMEN and Girls! The woke trans-activist crowd has shown itself to be completely - "reality-phobic." Amazing.

  • @witwct3
    @witwct32 ай бұрын

    These women are doing great work. Thanks for being the lightning rod

  • @betsyc7251
    @betsyc72512 ай бұрын

    Thank you for doing this!!!! You are amazing!!

  • @anjamuller-wood2907
    @anjamuller-wood29072 ай бұрын

    "Am I at the right place?" - Pretty much sums up my feeling about the world in general at the moment. You are heroines!

  • @KTravRuNEr
    @KTravRuNEr2 ай бұрын

    Fight!! I wish I could join you!

  • @helgashouseofpain
    @helgashouseofpain2 ай бұрын

    Thank you to all these athletes standing up for women’s rights.

  • @slab3662
    @slab36622 ай бұрын

    Not just privacy and safety in the locker rooms but also consider in doctor's offices.

  • @intorainbowzOG

    @intorainbowzOG

    2 ай бұрын

    I've never been in a doctor's exam room with another patient in there. If you don't want a doctor who is trans then go to another doctor.

  • @CalTheKiwi1
    @CalTheKiwi12 ай бұрын

    NCAA, that virtue signalling is going to come back to bite you in the bum.

  • @bflower1562
    @bflower15622 ай бұрын

    About time.. What they put these young ladies through is absolutely ridiculous and unfair. Just because these men are jealous of women, women have to suffer for their insanity.. I'm proud of these women.. The real champions ..🏆🏆

  • @MarciaMatthews
    @MarciaMatthews2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Riley and Reka! Sports are important to girls, to learn teamwork.

  • @rivkahweiss1055
    @rivkahweiss10552 ай бұрын

    Just know how much support you have from so many. It angers me that you were so dismissed and betrayed after working so hard and long for your sport. Fight back! We back you !🏆

  • @conillet
    @conillet2 ай бұрын

    Riley's lucidity of thought and expression is most impressive.

  • @davidsteffen3860
    @davidsteffen38602 ай бұрын

    Trans can virtual race. Swim wiht men or women but use time against other trans in similar pool same day elsewhere. Works for track and any individual sport.

  • @dwayneturner9395

    @dwayneturner9395

    2 ай бұрын

    Interesting 🤔. Something HAS to be done. This could get out of control?!

  • @jamiedorsey4167

    @jamiedorsey4167

    2 ай бұрын

    I've had the same thought. It seems like a good compromise.

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    2 ай бұрын

    There's no such thing as "trans"

  • @Kimberly-te4ct
    @Kimberly-te4ct2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for a great interview.

  • @gX23x
    @gX23x2 ай бұрын

    Very impressed by their corauge in this climate, but the point should be more about "sex in not gender" even if a trans person had reconstructed genitalia should not compete in the women category, make a trans(non biological women) category

  • @michaelwilkinson2928
    @michaelwilkinson29282 ай бұрын

    Moral cowardice and safeguarding failure at the heart of these governing bodies.

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Safe guarding? No one got hurt except for the transphobes feelings.

  • @user-zx8ik6ed9r
    @user-zx8ik6ed9r2 ай бұрын

    Being a male I love what these women are doing. We have to look after all women including their sports. Brave ladies keep up the good work.👏👏👏

  • @lukecarey613
    @lukecarey6132 ай бұрын

    I hope you win.

  • @rebeccaanderson4728
    @rebeccaanderson47282 ай бұрын

    Very well done interview. Thank you to both of the ladies for being brave and speaking up.

  • @user-gw9sk1zy4s
    @user-gw9sk1zy4s2 ай бұрын

    Good for you riley, don't fall for the pronoun game. Thomas is a male despite the female interviewer refering to him as she. If he is a she, then he has every right to compete against women.

  • @dylangarcia3898

    @dylangarcia3898

    2 ай бұрын

    Using pronouns hurts nobody

  • @StephLin6897

    @StephLin6897

    2 ай бұрын

    Dear @dylangarcia3898 While I appreciate your desire to be gracious by using someone’s preferred pronouns (an understandable instinct), I feel compelled to clarify that by using biologically incorrect pronouns is to promote a lie against truth and therefore hurts the speaker, by definition. It also propagates the lie which hurts others. I highly recommend the work by Miriam Grossman on this important issue. Very illuminating. Good luck with your search for Truth.

  • @KentMueller

    @KentMueller

    2 ай бұрын

    I disagree. By using incorrect pronouns, it normalizes them. @@dylangarcia3898

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@dylangarcia3898get help

  • @markhartung

    @markhartung

    2 ай бұрын

    @@dylangarcia3898 But it is stupid and useless at best.

  • @arinella1407
    @arinella14072 ай бұрын

    This Thrills me to read that there is a lawsuit against the NCAA. I hope other female athletes and other sports follow suit and just keep it going

  • @Jo-jo4do
    @Jo-jo4do2 ай бұрын

    This situation is beyond belief. I can't even fathom how we got here; how it has been allowed, and how speaking up gets people cancelled. Where is all this headed? All I can say is keep fighting. This nonsense has to stop.

  • @andydufresne5297
    @andydufresne52972 ай бұрын

    I wish we could just refer to him not as Leah but as "the person formerly known as William Thomas". Or at the least, say "Leah--who changed his name from William--"

  • @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    @izoedyourbabydaddy7628

    2 ай бұрын

    Why? Because you need to convince yourself that she's trans?

  • @madelinewise8692
    @madelinewise86922 ай бұрын

    Finally! So happy to have women standing up for themselves and fighting back with a lawsuit. As a retired elementary school teacher and lesbian, I can confirm that many LGB people support your fight and stand with you. I strongly object with this host referring to Thomas as a she. He is a biological male and his correct designation is as a trans identified male. Trans women are men. That's why women must take back the terms "woman" and "women" and stop allowing these males to incorporate them into their titles and appropriate them as part of their identity - even if it means taking their fight all the way to the Supreme Court to have it enshrined as law that only adult biological human females can used these terms.

  • @annearly3200
    @annearly32002 ай бұрын

    People need to understand when to use Me or I in a sentence

  • @oliamaly2008
    @oliamaly20082 ай бұрын

    Thank you ladies 🎉!

  • @jamieyancey9473
    @jamieyancey94732 ай бұрын

    I would like to say, I'm pro lgbtqia+ all day everyday. On that same level, I'm very pro women. I do think this needs to b addressed. I think not letting these women hav a voice, is a huge huge problem. I personally would hav an issue with the locker room, even the level of competition being very different from female to male athletes. They need to figure this out for sure. It's really sad that these women r being threatened for speaking up. I don't kno what the solution is here, but something needs to b done.

  • @christinaky2564
    @christinaky25642 ай бұрын

    Thank you ladies! True warriors and we are with you, stand strong. As far as I’m concerned, all those responsible, including the man himself, foisted on you in a vulnerable state of undress, are all guilty of sexual assault. The emperor has no clothes for the love of god! We all need to speak up or we are all fools and complicit in our own demise.

  • @christopherbuckley7544
    @christopherbuckley75442 ай бұрын

    They've got a GREAT case, and they know how to articulate it VERY WELL....No doubt they will win this!!!

  • @Psalm-dh1gf
    @Psalm-dh1gf2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! Stay strong!

  • @PLA5207
    @PLA52072 ай бұрын

    EXCELLENT! Brava! Here's to absolute and total success, Ladies.