Riley Gaines was set to speak at Penn State University on Tuesday for Real Women's Day, but she says the school canceled her appearance.
Riley Gaines was set to speak at Penn State University on Tuesday for what she's dubbed 'Real Women's Day.' Gaines has made a movement on social media to make Oct. 10 'Real Women's Day' - the date, in Roman numerals, is X/X, which is the chromosome pairing of biological females. However, Gaines posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday that the school canceled her speech.
The former college swimmer, though, caught the university in its tracks, posting a video of Penn State president Neeli Bendapudi explaining that as a public university, the school is 'bound by the First Amendment' to bring in speakers 'that many will consider controversial, either because their views are not widely held or because a speaker espouses ideas that are actively hateful.' Bendapudi also provided a second 'moral' reason.
No way President of Penn State makes a whole video explaining why public institutions are legally obligated to let ‘bigots’ apparently like me on campus to speak then proceeds to CANCEL my speech tomorrow for real women's day ,' Gaines wrote. 'Have it your way. See ya tomorrow with a soap box and megaphone, Penn State!' Gaines has been fighting for fairness in girls and women's sports, aiming to keep biological males out.
It is believed the video was released in September. The president released a similar video in July in a video titled 'Controversial Speakers on Campus.' It is also unknown why the school canceled Gaines' speech.
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