Riley Gaines Slams San Francisco State University Over Reaction to Attack
demonstrators stormed a talk being held by Gaines and allegedly physically assaulted her.Gaines, a former college swimmer, was speaking about the role of transgender athletes in women's sports at an event hosted by the conservative group Turning Point USA on Thursday.
A video posted on social media showed Gaines being escorted to safety by police after dozens of protestors got inside the venue, with the ex-college athlete claiming she was "physically hit twice by a man," and trapped in an empty classroom for three hours.The disturbance takes place against the backdrop of heated debate over whether trans women should compete in women's sports, with many Republican-controlled states imposing restrictions on transgender athletes in schools.An email was sent to SFSU students by Jamillah Moore, the university's vice president for student affairs, discussing Thursday's events..
