Riley Gaines Open to Working with Simone Biles amid Feud Over Trans Women in Sports

Gaines went on to tell TMZ Sports that the “stance” Biles, 28, shared “felt so deeply visceral to me not because of the personal attacks, but more so again because of how she used her platform, a platform where young girls all across the nation, young girls like my little sister, who's a gymnast, look up to her.” Seemingly referring to her vocal stance against the participation of transgender women in women's sports — which Biles pushed back on in their initial exchange of words — the former swimmer then told TMZ Sports that the gymnast “would be a fantastic ally in this fight.” In her response to Gaines’ initial post, Biles “was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports,” she said, but rather objecting to “singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful.”

Author: Bailey Richards

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