<p>During testimony before Congress on Tuesday, top NCAA swimmer-turned-advocate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-sparks-fly-between-riley-gaines-and-dem-rep-during-hearing-on-biden-proposal-to-rewrite-title-ix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> responded to the suggestion of another witness that athletes like Gaines learn to &#8220;lose gracefully.&#8221;</p>
<p>Last year, Gaines competed in the women’s 200 freestyle at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships and placed fifth, tying with trans-identifying swimmer Lia Thomas, who previously competed on men&#8217;s teams. Thomas was given the only fifth place trophy for the photo-op after the event, while Gaines was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> by the NCAA that her trophy would come in the mail.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just for the record, I <em>have</em> lost gracefully many times in my career. Even speaking to the incident of Thomas and I, at the national championships, we tied for fifth — granted, fifth in the entire nation, so it&#8217;s still an incredible achievement,&#8221; Gaines told Congress. &#8220;But there were four women who beat me. I&#8217;m incredibly proud of those women who beat me. So, I certainly can and have lost gracefully many times in my career.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“When I think of great Kentucky athletes, our witness, <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>, is the first name that pops out.”<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJamesComer</a> DESTROYS Democrat witness who suggests talented, hardworking women like Riley should “lose gracefully” to biological men. <a href="https://t.co/fOBe5xyUNx">pic.twitter.com/fOBe5xyUNx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1732155341704409388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Gaines was joined by three other female witnesses to discuss the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration’s</a> proposed changes to Title IX, which would effectively broaden the definition of sex to include “gender identity.”</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed changes</a> would rewrite Title IX in such a way that policies banning biological males who identify as trans from competing with or against females would now be in violation of law. Issuing such sex distinctions to protect girls sports, therefore, could strip a school of its funding. The rule would be applied to public K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions that receive federal funding.</p>
<p>Earlier in the hearing, a supporter of the Biden Title IX rewrite named Fatima Goss Graves, the president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, suggested sex-separated sports actually harm girls and women, especially non-white athletes. In her opening statement she also emphasized how sports should teach athletes how to &#8220;learn to lose gracefully.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rep. James Comer (R-KY), when speaking to Gaines, blasted Goss Graves for the remarks. &#8220;I know we had a witness on the panel who suggested you should have just &#8216;lost gracefully,'&#8221; the Republican said. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s a slap in the face to any athlete who works so hard.&#8221;</p>
<p>As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-sparks-fly-between-riley-gaines-and-dem-rep-during-hearing-on-biden-proposal-to-rewrite-title-ix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, Goss Graves during the same hearing downplayed concerns over biological males in women&#8217;s spaces, such as locker rooms.</p>
<p>“I actually think this is really, really important,” Graves said, responding to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). “The issue of privacy in locker rooms and in bathrooms – there’s a wide range of ways to address this. … You could put up a curtain, you could put up a door, you could have rotations.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At today’s hearing on protecting Title IX, the Democrat witness defended men beating down women by competing against them in women’s sports.</p>
<p>But even Fatima Goss Graves’ hero, tennis star Serena Williams, admitted she would be beat in straight sets if she was forced to play… <a href="https://t.co/3rqgMNBADK">pic.twitter.com/3rqgMNBADK</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1732175664952807823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-sparks-fly-between-riley-gaines-and-dem-rep-during-hearing-on-biden-proposal-to-rewrite-title-ix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: Sparks Fly Between Riley Gaines And Dem Rep During Hearing On Biden Proposal To Rewrite Title IX</a></strong></p>

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