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Female athletes at CPAC share stories about being forced to compete against biological males

Updated: August 12, 2022 at 4:58 pm EST  See Comments

Fri Aug 12, 2022 – 3:39 pm EDT

DALLAS (LifeSiteNews) – Several female professional athletes appeared this past weekend at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to speak out about how the forced inclusion of biological males in sex-specific athletic competitions have impaired sporting and competition for actual women.

The Post Millennial reported that collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and professional skateboarder Taylor Silverman, both of whom have been denied first-place recognition by being made to compete against men claiming to be “trans women,” spoke out about their experiences during a CPAC panel.

Swimmer Riley Gaines describes how the NCAA mismanaged allowing Lia Thomas to compete:

“Once this happened, I realized I was done waiting, and I was going to be the one to take precedent because no one else was.” pic.twitter.com/40WT1iuftx

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 6, 2022

Skateboarder Taylor Silverman describes why she chose to speak out against biological males competing in women’s sports:

“It was a moral obligation for me to use my voice.” pic.twitter.com/nsCxyaOC0s

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 6, 2022

Skateboarder Taylor Silverman and swimmer Riley Gaines describe the dangers of allowing biological males to compete in

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