“This is ridiculous,” Riley Gaines SLAMS audience for trying to SILENCE former college athlete Sophia Lorey at recent California library event

Former NCAA athlete Riley Gaines has once again grabbed the headlines. The 23-year-old continues to fight for the safety of women athletes in the ongoing trans athlete’s issue. This time she has come in support of a former college player who was shouted down during an event.

Sophia Lorey, an ex-college soccer player would take to her Twitter account to share her horrific experience. She wrote how she was invited to the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library in California. Lorey was asked to speak and share her experiences of being a former college athlete. Unfortunately for her, the experience turned out to be a pretty bad one.

A video that is going viral on social media shows Lorey being silenced and interrupted several times. This scene took place when she spoke about transgender athletes and the difference between “biological” girls and men. Lorey would receive a major shock when she was cut off by the librarian. She was asked to leave before finishing her story.

“I directly said why am I being asked to leave and he told me ‘because you are misgendering, you were talking about men in women sports,” she said about the experience. Gaines has now come into her support and called took to her Twitter and said “this is ridiculous, but not shocking.”

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Riley Gaines calls interruption of Sophia Lorey as unfortunate but not surprising

Riley Gaines has herself faced this kind of similar situation. She was involved in a horrific experience at the San Francisco State University where she was assaulted. She has continued to attack the NCAA, Lia Thomas, and several institutions which allow the participation of trans athletes in women’s sports. The swimmer has also called on women athletes to join her in this fight.

Speaking in support of Sophia Lorey for this incident, Gaines pointed out how she joined a long list of female athletes to take a stand in his matter. “Notice how these were men trying to silence her and not women. Unfortunately, this isn’t surprising anymore,” she said.

Lorey has also got support from several other female competitors. Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of Thomas had joined Gaines in this battle. She would thank Lorey to lend her voice to this action and express that they need some voice. The library has not offered any statement regarding the matter. It also remains to be seen what they have to say and how much impact this scene have in the future regarding the trans athlete debate.

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