Simone Biles apologizes to transphobe but calls for 'empathy and respect' on issue of trans athletes

Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles is apologizing for personal aspects of her criticism of Riley Gaines, a former college athlete who has become an activist against transgender women’s inclusion in women’s sports. Biles has reiterated, however, that sports should be inclusive and that trans athletes deserve empathy and respect.

Biles had tweeted at Gaines over the weekend, “You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!”