The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU…I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces.
Still only further assures me I’m doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder. ????️ pic.twitter.com/uJW3x9RERf— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 7, 2023
As Gaines shared her experience competing against Lia Thomas, a biological male who identifies as a transgender female, a crowd of protesters could be heard chanting outside. The protesters eventually made their way to the room where Gaines was speaking, forcing her to evacuate.As she was escorted by police, Gaines said she was physically hit.“I’m OK currently, but an hour and a half later, I’m still barricaded in a room with ambushers on the outside yelling and threatening violence,” Gaines said.“As police escorted me out of the event space to my current location, I was hit, physically, twice by what I presume was a male individual. This only assures me I’m doing the right thing.”Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk called the attack “unacceptable.”“This is unacceptable at an American college campus, even in San Francisco,” Kirk tweeted. “Pray for Riley Gaines and for our brave students at SFSU.”
At 11:21 p.m. SFPD announce that those who stay to protest are now unlawfully congregating and will be arrested if they refuse to disperse. pic.twitter.com/oLLJKo0zou
— Golden Gate Xpress (@GGXnews) April 7, 2023