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Simone Biles and Riley Gaines Clash Over Transgender Pitcher’s State Softball Title

A Twitter spat over Marissa Rothenberger’s state championship performance has spotlighted fault lines in the national conversation on transgender athletes.

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Simone Biles And Riley Gaines
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Overview

  • Riley Gaines criticized the Minnesota State High School League for disabling comments after Champlin Park High won its title with a transgender pitcher
  • Simone Biles labeled Gaines “sick” and a “sore loser” in defense of transgender inclusion
  • Biles suggested creating a separate competition category for transgender athletes to balance inclusivity with fairness
  • Gaines reaffirmed that biological males should not compete in women’s sports, rejecting Biles’s call for inclusion
  • Recent polls indicate nearly 80% of Americans oppose allowing transgender women to compete in female athletics, underscoring the issue’s divisiveness