Around 250 transgender activists attended the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, located at Texas Woman’s University Denton. Greg Abbott signed the “Save Women’s Sports Act”, which will limit transgender athletes’ participation in women’s college athletics.
Riley Gaines was in attendance, who is a former NCAA swimming champ and a staunch opponent to transgenders competing with biological women. The historic bill was also signed by a group of young girls, some as young as five years old.
The transgender activists attacked those present, grabbing them by the face and in one case, throwing water at the Independent Women’s Network’s Austin Chapter leader Michelle Evans. She told Fox News the best way to describe these protesters is “rabid”.
DISGUSTING: Protestors targeted young girls outside of the signing of the #SaveWomensSports Act in Texas.
Girls, as young as 5, were harassed & called vulgar names, all for joining the celebration of protecting equal athletic opportunity. pic.twitter.com/QdPFpThq6L
— Independent Women’s Voice (@IWV) August 7, 2023
Gaines shared her thoughts on the protest in a Fox News Digital statement.
Even in Texas, protestors tried to find ways to discredit the celebrations of Governor Abbott’s signing of SB 15, which protects female college athletics. Gaines, the host of OutKick’s podcast “Gaines for Girls” told Fox News Digital that they couldn’t.
“Today’s a big win for Gov. Abbott’s leadership has been a foundation and I hope more states follow suit.”
Gaines said, “Bottles were thrown at people, protestors spit in their faces, and they yelled profanity at children.” “The law enforcement agencies stepped up and provided protection.”
Paula Scanlan shared on social media, that protesters were blocking the exits, and “spitting and screaming.”
Abbott released a statement regarding the protesters.
How will they explain that women like Paula, Riley, and other women have been marginalized to them? Not the protesters, but the women who have gone through the training. They dedicated their lives to working harder than anyone in this room. They sacrificed so much, working longer days and nights to achieve their goal only to be forced to compete with a man.
Update: they are extremely hostile and spitting on people. We are finding a safe exit
Please join us in praying for these individuals that they find hope in Jesus Christ! Life does not have to be this way
Not scared, just don’t feel like getting spit on 🙂 we won’t be silent https://t.co/dK9d2jrD9j
— Macy Petty (@macypetty0416) August 7, 2023
This CBS report on this demonstration was astonishing. It praised the protesters but didn’t mention the screaming and cursing and spitting demonstrators.
Amidst chants to “protect trans life,” dozens, including members of the LGBTQ Community, stood outside Texas Woman’s University and delivered a message to Governor Greg Abbott regarding the new state legislation requiring that athletes in public colleges compete on the same teams as their biological gender.
“I think he needs to realize trans people are people, trans-Texans are Texans, and his legislation is supposed to protect Texans. But he’s not protecting trans people, he’s hurting trans people,” said one student named Eliot.
Abbott says that more must be done to protect biological women’s rights.
He said, “Sports are the tip of the iceberg, but the iceberg itself is much larger than what people think.”
