Transgender activists crashed a Missouri library event with former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and surfing legend Bethany Hamilton last Friday, with at least one activist appearing to mock the one-armed professional surfer.
The two female athletes were hosting a children’s story hour featuring their inspirational titles about overcoming adversity from conservative book publisher Brave Books at The Library Center in Springfield, Missouri, on Feb. 2.
Gaines and Hamilton have faced boycotts and backlash from the left for speaking out against the rise of biological men entering female sports competitions.
After failing to get the February 2 event canceled, transgender activists showed up draped in pride flags and apparel and made random disturbances during the story hour, Brave Books told The Washington Examiner .
Gaines shared how one activist came to the event with a stuffed shark doll to mock Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack as a teenager.
“How messed up is this? This protester brought a shark stuffed animal to mock Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm to a shark. Miserable, insufferable people. But oh so ‘tolerant,’” she wrote on X.