Riley Gaines slams Biden Admin's Title IX trans protections as 'anti-woman' at ... trends now

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines has slammed new Biden administration rules boosting protections to LGBTQ+ students as 'anti-woman' and vowed to fight them in court with top Republican lawyers.

Gaines has joined nine Republican-led states and several conservative groups fighting new rules that bar federally-funded schools and colleges from discriminating against students based on their gender identity.

'Let's be clear, this is the most anti-woman, anti-reality pursuit we have seen from this administration thus far,' Gaines said in an online briefing on Tuesday.

By expanding protections to trans students, the Biden administration is making it easier for biological males to compete on sports teams for women and girls at schools and colleges, said Gaines.

'Allowing males to compete and win women's sports is risky,' said the former Kentucky University swimmer.

'It is unfair. It is discriminatory and it is regressive. And it must stop.'

Gaines has become one of America's staunchest voices against allowing biological males to compete against women, after racing against and losing out to trans male-to-female competitor Lia Thomas in the 2022 NCAA Championships.

At least three federal lawsuits were filed on Monday seeking to have the new rules overturned.

Cases were filed in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, with backing from the GOP-led states.

Tennessee and West Virginia also promised a 'multi-state response' on Tuesday.

The lawsuits are the first to challenge Biden's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add safeguards for victims of sexual assault.