Reconciliation?
Riley Gaines: I accept Simone Biles' apology on women's sports
The pro-woman activist accepted the apology of the Olympic gymnast, who previously attacked her for her advocacy for keeping biological men out of women's sporting competitions.

Avi Woolf
JUN 10, 2025 18:001 min read


Riley Gaines, the prominent advocate for keeping biological men identifying as women from competing in women's sports and unfairly gaining from that, said that she accepted the apology of Simone Biles for having attacked her for his advocacy.
Biles released a statement today (Tuesday) backtracking her unqualified support for biological men competing in women's sports, explaining the need for nuance and "equity."
Both women's tweets can be found here: