Popular WNBA star Sophie Cunningham’s support for protecting female sports from biological males posing as females will embolden female athletes to continue speaking out, former NCAA All-Star swimmer Riley Gaines said Wednesday, commenting on the results of four state ballot measures passed in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Colorado, Washington, Nebraska and Arizona had initiatives to ensure that female athletes don’t have to compete against biological males who “identify” as females in school sports. All four measures passed, as even Blue state voters in Colorado and Washington declared that only females should participate in sports designated for females.
“This will give them hope,” Gaines said in an interview on Fox News Channel, when asked how the results will affect the teenage girls who have been courageously speaking out against the unfairness of allowing transgender females to compete against actual females.
Gaines also praised the influence of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who has been embraced by WNBA fans, but is infamous with the league’s activist elite for saying female sports should be protected:
“You look at people like Sophie Cunningham, who has been a hero to these girls. You look at how she has been embraced. Her stock has only increased ten-fold.
“That gives these girls security to keep going on full steam ahead.”
The passage of the four ballot measures was unsurprising, because the vast majority of Americans believe female sports should be protected, Gaines said. What is baffling, however, is that two Blue states would vote in favor of conservative values and policies, while Red states like Texas would elect far-left politicians.
Biological sex isn’t a matter of opinion and even those who claim it is know better, Gaines said:
“No one actually thinks - I think even Democrat politicians who are pushing this narrative and voting on these things - I don't even think they believe men can get pregnant and women need prostate exams and tampons belong in boys’ bathrooms.
“Of course, those are insane ideas, and you shouldn't believe a word out of any their mouths if they say men can become women.”
“Voters say, ‘Enough,’ Gaines explained:
“We want accountability. We want transparency. And we want our children to be protected. We want women to be protected in their sports, in their bathrooms, and so on.”
“The people had their voices heard yesterday on that,” Gaines said.
