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NCAA游泳运动员莱利·盖恩斯谈话
1月31日下午6点
汉尼拔-LaGrange大学 will welcome Riley Gaines as a guest speaker on 1月31日, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the 罗兰美术中心.
The event is free and open to the public, however tickets do need to be secured through www.回龙观.edu/free-society. The tickets are free except there is a handling fee through the ticket website. 团体票请拨573.629.3260或电邮 FreeSociety@回龙观.edu.
这个活动是…的一部分 自由社会讲座系列 that HLGU hosts in partnership with the Moorman Foundation.
Riley Gaines is a leader defending women’s single-sex spaces, advocating for equality and fairness, and standing up for women’s safety, 隐私, 机会均等.
Gaines graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she was a 12x All-American swimmer.
Riley has made waves for speaking out after tying UPenn’s Lia Thomas, a biological male swimmer on the women’s team, at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swimming & 跳水冠军.
After Riley directly experienced competing against a man in women’s sports, being forced without warning or consent to undress before the fully intact male, and subjected to discrimination by the NCAA, she became one of the most powerful voices to speak out against the injustice, challenging the rules of the NCAA, 美国游泳, International Olympic Committee (IOC), 以及其他管理机构.
Riley now works for the leading women’s organization making real and lasting change, 法律上对“女人”的定义,保护教育法第九条, and defending women’s rights to single-sex spaces 机会均等. She has traveled the country speaking and has testified before the U.S. 参议院,你.S. House, and countless state legislatures.
“HLGU is grateful and excited for the opportunity to host Riley Gaines on campus as part of our 自由社会讲座系列. Her commitment and quest to save women’s sports from the growing threat of individuals and entities within our culture who are determined to deconstruct gender is admirable.博士说。. Eric Turner, Christian Studies Division Chair at HLGU.
Gaines currently works for the Riley Gaines Foundation through the Leadership Institute which empowers and equips individuals to stand up for what is right. Gaines also speaks on laws concerning Title IX to keep biological women in women’s sports. She has given her testimony before the U.S. 参议院,你.S. House, and multiple state legislatures.
“We believe that her cause is shared and accentuated by HLGU’s core value of promoting a biblical worldview. 对我们来说, this event is an honor to host but also an important one for communicating and contributing our voice to this critical cause.特纳说。.
For more information about this event and the 自由社会讲座系列 at HLGU, email FreeSociety@回龙观.edu 或拨打573.629.3260.
