"Already rewritten history"- Riley Gaines slams Wikipedia for changes after Brett Kavanaugh's attempted killer identifies as trans woman

Riley Gaines recently took a jab at Wikipedia for changing John Roske's gender, who attempted the assassination of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh just 24 hours after she was publicly identified as a woman.

John Roske, who is a 29-year-old from California, was accused of attempting to assassinate Kavanaugh in June 2022. He was arrested near the latter's residence in Maryland after he turned himself in by calling 911, revealing that he had planned to kill the jurist and then commit suicide. As per newly surfaced court documents, Roske now identifies as a transgender woman and goes by the name Sophie Roske.

Just 24 hours after the update, Wikipedia changed Roske's pronouns, a move that drew sharp criticism from former swimmer Riley Gaines. She accused the platform of 'rewriting history' by altering gender references so quickly. Taking to X, Gaines shared a screenshot showing Roske being referred to as 'her,' and wrote:

"It's been 24 hours since the man who tried to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh publicly identified himself as a woman and Wikipedia has already rewritten history. Wikipedia is a deep, deep well of leftist propaganda."

Gaines is preparing to launch a women's sports union to advocate against transgender participation in female categories. Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has also joined the cause.

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Riley Gaines criticized Imane Khelif for intentionally delaying mandatory sex testing to participate in competitions

Riley Gaines recently voiced her opinion on Imane Khelif's allegedly delaying mandatory sex testing to participate in the 2025 Eindhoven Box Cup and all the other competitions by World Boxing. Ahead of the boxer's appearance in the Netherlands, World Boxing announced that it was mandatory for Khelif to take a gender test.

"Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing's rules and testing procedures," the statement said.

Following this statement, Gaines accused the boxer of allegedly delaying the process, as he wrote on X:

"World Boxing has deemed Imane Khelif—a male who took an Olympic gold from a woman— ineligible from competing in female boxing. The ban stands unless he submits to a cheek swab required of all boxers proving XX chromosomes. The real question: Why won't Imane Khelif take the test?"

Along with being a former swimmer and a women's rights advocate, Riley Gaines is also an author. She published her book, 'Swimming against the Current,' last year and recently celebrated its first anniversary on May 21.

Edited by Anisha Chatterjee