Ep 816 | Reliving the Trauma of Sharing a Locker Room with 'Lia' Thomas | Guest: Riley Gaines

Published: June 5, 2023, 6:47 p.m.

Today, we\u2019re joined by Riley Gaines to talk about her decision to speak out against men competing in women\u2019s sports. Her story started when she tied with Lia (Will) Thomas in the NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championships and saw the trophy given to Thomas rather than her for the photo op. She covers the traumatizing experience of having to change with a man in the women\u2019s locker room and how blindsided and betrayed she and the other swimmers felt. We discuss the backlash and harassment she\u2019s faced for standing up for women in sports, including being held hostage after a speech at San Francisco State University. Riley issues a challenge to female athletes and offers some advice to parents. Then, she joins us again for a special announcement.\n\n---\n\nTimecodes:\n\n(00:54) Intro & Monday encouragement\n(13:23) Background on Riley\n(17:15) Deciding to fight sports injustice\n(19:36) Will Thomas & denying truth\n(30:55) Family response to Riley's competition\n(34:35) Calling on girls to boycott\n(40:03) Title IX\n(44:20) Riley's announcement\n\n---\n\nToday's Sponsors:\n\nNaturally\xa0It's Clean \u2014 visit\xa0https://naturallyitsclean.com/allie\xa0and use promo code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your order. If you\xa0are\xa0an\xa0Amazon\xa0shopper\xa0you can\xa0visit\xa0https://amzn.to/3IyjFUJ, but the promo code discount is only valid on their direct website at\xa0www.naturallyitsclean.com/Allie.\n\nPublicSq. \u2014 download the PublicSq app from the App Store or Google Play, create a free account, and begin your search for freedom-loving businesses!\n\nMy Patriot Supply \u2014 prepare yourself for anything with long-term emergency food storage. Get $200 of survival gear when you buy a Three-Month Emergency Food Kit when you go to MyPatriotSupply.com.\n\nExpressVPN \u2014 have more anonymity online. Go to ExpressVPN.com/ALLIE and get three extra months FREE.\n\n---\n\nLinks:\n\nPolitico: "Biden\u2019s Title IX sports rule draws 100,000 comments" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2023/05/08/bidens-title-ix-sports-rule-draws-100-000-comments-00095728\n\nFox 7: "Texas House committee holds hearing on 'Save Women's Sports' bill SB 15" https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-house-committee-holds-hearing-on-save-womens-sports-bill-sb-15\n\n---\n\nRelevant Episodes:\n\nEp 786 | Mike Todd\u2019s Blasphemous Easter Service https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-786-mike-todds-blasphemous-easter-service/id1359249098?i=1000608480872\n\nEp 565 | The Women Saving Women's Sports | Guest: Ainsley Erzen https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-565-the-women-saving-womens-sports-guest-ainsley-erzen/id1359249098?i=1000551315905\n\nEp 644 | BLM Defends Another Criminal & 'Lia' Thomas Is Woman of the Year https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-644-blm-defends-another-criminal-lia-thomas-is-woman/id1359249098?i=1000570376082\n\nEp 569 | Kim & Kanye, 'Conscious Co-Parenting' & Disrupting God\u2019s Order | Guest: Delano Squires https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-569-kim-kanye-conscious-co-parenting-disrupting/id1359249098?i=1000551920276\n\nEp 815 | MLB Christians Push Back on Pride https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-815-mlb-christians-push-back-on-pride/id1359249098?i=1000615334284\n\n---\n\nBuy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book\n\nRelatable merchandise \u2013 use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices