Simone Biles Reacts To Riley Gaines Anti-Trans Tweet
Simone Biles is calling out Riley Gaines for sharing a "truly sick" anti-trans tweet.
Riley, if you didn't know, is a former swimmer turned conservative activist, and on Friday, she took to X to react after a Minnesota softball team won a state championship with a transgender player. I won't share the post here, but basically, Riley blasted the school for turning off the comments on their post, saying it was "to be expected" because of the player's gender identity.
Simone called the post "truly sick." "All of this campaigning because you lost a race," she wrote, seemingly alluding to the 200-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Riley tied in fifth place with swimmer Lia Thomas, who identifies as transgender. "Straight up sore loser."
The posts were met with over 40 million total views and widespread praise from fans, with many celebrating and thanking Simone for her support in the comments.
Happy Pride, bye!!
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