Simone Biles is undeniably the greatest gymnast ever. Her athletic achievements are nothing short of extraordinary, and her resilience in the face of personal struggles has inspired millions. But greatness in one arena doesn’t guarantee wisdom in another, and her recent attack on Riley Gaines reveals a troubling blind spot that demands clarity.
When Biles called Gaines “truly sick” and a “straight up sore loser” for defending women’s sports, she didn’t just miss the mark—she revealed how cultural pressure can cloud even the sharpest minds. This isn’t about personal animosity toward transgender individuals. It’s about something far more fundamental: truth, fairness, and the courage to defend what we know is right.
The Foundation That Cannot Be Moved
Scripture teaches us that God created us “male and female” (Genesis 1:27). This isn’t an ancient relic—it’s biological reality woven into the fabric of creation. When we pretend that feelings can override physiology, we’re not being compassionate. We’re building on sand.
The science is clear: biological males possess inherent physical advantages—larger hearts, denser bones, greater muscle mass—that don’t disappear with hormone treatments or identity declarations. These aren’t opinions. They’re measurable facts that determine competitive outcomes.
When a biological male dominates a girls’ softball championship, we’re not witnessing inclusion. We’re watching the systematic erasure of opportunities that generations of women fought to secure.
The Real Victims Here
Biles suggests creating “transgender categories” as if this solves anything. But here’s what she’s missing: the female athletes who trained for years, only to watch their dreams evaporate because society decided feelings matter more than fairness. The scholarships lost. The records that will never be broken by biological females again. The locker rooms and bathrooms where girls now face the uncomfortable reality of biological males in their most vulnerable spaces. The message sent to young girls that their privacy, their safety, their sports, their achievements—everything they thought was theirs—is expendable.
Riley Gaines isn’t campaigning because she “lost a race.” She’s fighting because she stood on a podium next to Lia Thomas and realized she was witnessing the death of women’s sports in real time. That takes courage, not sour grapes.
Missing the Cultural Moment
Here’s where this gets deeper than sports: we’re living through a massive cultural test. The question isn’t whether we’ll be nice to people who are struggling with gender dysphoria—of course, we should show love and compassion. The question is whether we’ll sacrifice truth on the altar of popular opinion.
Biles, perhaps unknowingly, became a weapon in a broader assault on reality itself. When someone of her stature attacks those defending women’s sports, it sends a chilling message: conform or be destroyed.
But champions are supposed to protect the vulnerable, not sacrifice them for social approval.
The Path Forward
This isn’t about hatred. It’s about love—love enough to tell the truth even when it’s costly. Biological males competing in women’s sports isn’t progress; it’s regression dressed up in rainbow colors.
We can show compassion for those struggling with gender identity without dismantling the very categories that make women’s sports possible. We can create separate competitive opportunities without pretending that male and female are interchangeable terms.
What we cannot do is sacrifice truth for the sake of temporary cultural peace. And we cannot allow even our heroes to go unchallenged when they’re wrong.
Simone Biles remains a champion. But on this issue, she’s fallen off the beam. The question now is whether she’ll have the courage to stick the landing by returning to solid ground.
Because in the end, defending women’s sports isn’t about being a bully—it’s about being faithful to reality, to fairness, and to the young girls who deserve better than a world that tells them their achievements don’t matter as much as someone else’s feelings.
Truth isn’t cruel. Lies dressed up as kindness are.
