Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines slammed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre over her response on biological men competing against women in Sports.
On Tuesday, Gaines, 23, addressed Jean-Pierreās response during a White House press briefing claiming the gender issue is ācomplicatedā after a journalist asked her if President Joe Biden believes itās āfair for girls to have to compete against biological males?ā
āāWell, we do know we wonāt stand for trans kids to be told they canāt play where they want, but we donāt know if we care about women, therefore this issue is complicated.ā This is quite literally the least complicated issue,ā Gaines wrote.
She added, āMales compete with males. Females compete with females.ā
Furthermore, she clarified, āNo one is being told they canāt play Sports.ā
āNo one is being told they canāt transition,ā she wrote.
Gaines stated she believes biological men should ājust compete where is (sic) safe & fair.ā
āAgain, not complicated,ā she concluded.
During Tuesdayās press briefing, Jean-Pierre responded to the question concerning biological men competing in womenās Sports, saying it āIs truly a complicated issue with a wide range of viewsā and āThere is no yes or no answer to thisā¦ā
āWe want to make sure that while we establish guardrails with this rule, that we also prevent discrimination as well against transgender kids. But again, a complicated issue with a wide range of views and we respect that,ā she added.
In April, the Biden Administration released a proposed rule which would prevent an outright ban on transgender athletes competing in schools and universities across the U.S., per the U.S. Department of Education.
āThe proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban transgender students from participating on Sports teams consistent with their gender identity just because of who they are,ā the release states.