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Staley’s response, which came less than a week after she notably said, "If you don't believe in God, something's wrong with you," was criticized by numerous prominent pundits and activists on social media.

Riley Gaines and a coalition of 15 other current and former college athletes sued the NCAA in federal court Thursday, alleging the body violated their Title IX and constitutional rights.

During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans" this week, former NCAA swimming standout Riley Gaines argued that comments from the president of the far-left Human Rights Campaign about Serena Williams were not accurate.

HRC President Kelley Robinson recently said Williams could beat men in a game of tennis during the hearing.

"There's been this news article about men that think they can beat Serena Williams in tennis," Robinson said. "And it's just not the case. She is stronger than them."

But Gaines, a 12-time All-American swimmer who tied with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in 2022, said in response: "Both Serena and Venus lost to the 203rd ranked male tennis player," Fox News reports.

Here are three takeaways from Gaines' testimony:

Controversy surrounding transgender athletes in sports continues to ramp up across the country, especially following the recent first-place victory by a transgender cyclist against biological female athletes.

An ESPN SportsCenter host is speaking out on the issue of transgender athletes competing in women's sports and urging her media colleagues to do the same by endorsing the message of former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines.

This week, the worldwide governing body for track and field approved a new rule prohibiting transgender women from competing in women's events if they have gone through male puberty, calling it an issue of "fairness."

The Vermont Principals Association (VPA) has banned a Christian school from future tournaments after it forfeited a game because a transgender athlete was competing on the opposing team.

World Athletics is currently considering whether to place certain restrictions on biological males who identify as women from participating in women's sports.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of a Connecticut athletics association policy allowing biological males identifying as females to play in girls' sports.

On Monday, the NCAA selected Columbia University fencer Sylvie Binder as The Ivy League conference's nominee for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award, knocking Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete from the University of Pennsylvania, out of the running for the prestigious award.