Riley Gaines, a former NCAA athlete and nationally known advocate for women’s sports, safety, and privacy, has spoken out about the erosion of women’s rights and the need for a new wave of feminism. She recounts her personal experience competing against a male in the NCAA national championships and being ambushed and physically attacked for publicly stating that it was unfair.
Gaines argues that we are in the midst of a fourth wave of feminism that is focused on equal outcomes for all humans rather than individual freedoms, opportunities, and the ending of sex-based discrimination. She believes that real feminism is not a concept that should contort itself to fit the politics of the day and that men and women are inherently and beautifully different.
She calls for a new wave of feminism where we fight to take back womanhood, the language we use, and our sex-based rights. Gaines’s story is a powerful reminder of the importance of fighting for women’s rights and the need for a new wave of feminism that is focused on protecting women’s safety, privacy, and dignity.
Gaines’s story is not an isolated incident. There are countless other women who have been forced to compete against men in sports, or who have been threatened or attacked for speaking out against gender ideology. This is a serious problem that is eroding women’s rights and threatening our safety.
We need to stand up and fight for women’s rights. We need to demand that our leaders take action to protect women and girls from discrimination and violence. We need to create a new wave of feminism that is focused on protecting women’s rights, safety, and dignity.
