Are Transgender Athletes Destroying Women’s Sports? [Featuring Riley Gaines]

Culture & Christianity: The Allen Jackson Podcast

Pastor Allen Jackson

Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Should biological men who identify as “women” be allowed in women’s locker rooms and compete in women’s events? We live in a world where this is no longer a hypothetical question; it is a reality. Riley Gaines, a former competitive swimmer for the University of Kentucky, tied with male swimmer, Will “Lia” Thomas, in a women’s event. When he received the trophy she deserved, she could no longer remain silent. “All season we knew the unfair competition was wrong. We knew the locker room scene of having to undress and simultaneously exploit ourselves to a six-foot-four, fully grown, fully naked, fully intact man—we knew that was wrong. We knew the silencing that we were facing from our universities—we knew that was wrong … But it wasn't until this official reduced everything that we had worked our entire lives for—down to a photo op to validate the feelings and the identity of a man at the expense of ours—that’s when I decided I was no longer willing to wait,” Gaines stated. We are witnessing a war on women’s sports, and women’s safety is being jeopardized under the guise of “equality,” “acceptance,’ and “tolerance.” Listen to this podcast to discover how Riley Gaines became a voice for truth and how she continues to advocate for women’s rights in academic spaces.
More Information:

Riley Gaines among more than a dozen college athletes suing NCAA over transgender policies: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/riley-gaines-college-athletes-lawsuit-ncaa-transgender-policies/

Riley Gaines scorches transgender athlete Lia Thomas over recent remarks: https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/riley-gaines-scorches-transgender-athlete-lia-thomas-over-recent-remarks/news-story/b4734ef60397374e4c6c40d7a3af9c69

Riley Gaines Book: Swimming Against the Current: Fighting for Common Sense in a World That’s Lost its Mind

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0:00.0	They ended up holding me for ransom throughout the middle of the night, four or five hours,
0:05.0	demanding that if I wanted to make it back home to Tennessee to see my family safely again,
0:10.0	I'd pay them money.
0:11.0	All the while the police are being held for ransom with me.
0:15.0	I'm looking at the police like, hey, pretty sure we're being held against our will,
0:19.0	pretty sure we call that kidnapping.
0:22.6	Isn't there something you can do?
0:28.1	Well, welcome to culture and Christianity.
0:33.2	There is still a need to be paying attention and watching what's happening in our world.
0:36.7	We've got to watch, listen, think, and be prepared to act.
0:40.0	And our guest today has been willing to do all of those things.
0:43.3	Riley Gaines, we are delighted to have you on culture and Christianity.
0:44.6	Thank you for being here today.
0:46.2	Well, thank you.
0:49.6	As you know, I'm a huge fan of yours.
1:18.4	It's so funny in the way that we actually got to meet because we were both on a plane, which is where I spend most of my time nowadays. So it's no surprise we met there. But really, I just couldn't be more grateful to be on with you. So thank you. Well, we're honored to have you. We're both Middle Tennessee folks. That's the best place to be from. For any of our listeners that have been living in a cave and perhaps don't know who Riley Gaines is, you are, we're a collegiate swimmer, University of Kentucky.
1:26.5	And you got wrapped up or caught up into all of this discussion around transgender participation in collegiate sports.
1:29.9	And you had the courage to use your voice.
1:32.5	Can you give us just a quick synopsis of how all that emerged?
1:34.1	I will.
1:35.5	So you're right.
1:36.7	I am from Sumner County.
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