‘Exposing Male Genitalia’: Female Swimmer Forced to Share Locker With Lia Thomas Offers Tearful Testimony to Congress (VIDEO)

Riley Gaines detailed how she and her female teammates were forced to share a locker room with male swimmer Lia Thomas in congressional testimony on Wednesday.

Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer for the University of Kentucky, competed against Thomas, a biological male, on the University of Pennsylvania women’s team, tying for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle. Thomas beat out his female competitors by 1.75 seconds during the NCAA championships in March 2022. Thomas, who was ranked #462 among men, quickly rose to #1 in the women’s category.

“In addition to being forced to give up our award and our titles and our opportunities, the NCAA forced me and my female swimmers to share a locker room with Thomas, a 6’4” 22-year-old male equipped with and exposing male genitalia,” Gaines said. “Let me be clear about this, we were not forewarned we would be sharing a locker room. No one asked for our consent, and we did not give our consent.”

Powerful testimony from @Riley_Gaines_: The NCAA forced me and my female swimmers to share a locker room…. with a 6'4" 22 year old male equipped with & exposing male genitalia.

Let me be clear about this… no one asked for our consent and we did not give our consent… pic.twitter.com/ofeTO74Au1

— Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) June 21, 2023