IMF bus attacked, smeared with insults and graphic drawings

Another sign of the aggressiveness and intolerance of extremist, radical gender ideologists is the attack on a bus belonging to the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), which took place overnight.

The IWF’s official account on X posted photos and videos of the profanity-laced vandalism, which included several instances of swear words, vulgar drawings, and the usual nonsensical activist slogans. “Trans women are women” was written several times, “B is for bigot,” “hate group,” and “fuck transphobes” were some of the very creative slogans written on the bus.

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OutKicks Riley Gaines, host of Gaines for Girls Show and IMF ambassador, issued a statement Friday afternoon denouncing the “violence and vandalism” of transgender activists and their exclusionary tactics.

“It’s astonishing that women’s desire for women-only sports justifies such a response,” Gaines said. “They resorted to name-calling, defamation and deliberate misrepresentation when they couldn’t dissuade us from our position. And now they’ve expanded their tactics to include violence and vandalism. Common sense, logic, reason, lived experience and science are on our side. Let’s be clear: The trans rights activists don’t want inclusion; they want the exclusion of women.”

Vandalism by transgender rights activists on the Independent Women’s Forum tour bus. (Source: IWF)

Vandalism and obscenities in the Independent Women’s Forum tour bus. (Source: IWF)

Independent women’s forum reacts to vandalism

The IWF subsequently issued a statement condemning the attack and the Biden administration’s efforts to undermine women’s sport.

“It is disgusting but not surprising to see such a blatant misogynistic attack on a tour bus – our home on the road – that represents a national movement fighting to preserve equal opportunity, fairness and safety for women in sports. The Biden administration’s rewrite of Title IX is in itself just that – an attack on women. We are disheartened but will continue to stand strong and spread this important message across the country: women will not be replaced or marginalized. The Our Bodies, Our Sports Coalition has been working to save women’s sports since 2021 and we will not let up anytime soon. This attack of cowardice will only make us stronger and louder as we continue to roll into Washington DC to amplify our message to the administration and Congress!” said Brianna Howard, Coalition Manager of the Independent Women’s Forum and Manager of the Our Bodies Our Sports “Take Back Title IX” Bus Tour.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova also spoke out against the attack and said that the perpetrators of such acts were “cowards” who “don’t give a damn about women”.

While a clear majority of the country believes that only women should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, extremists and politicians have joined forces to prioritize the wishes of radical gender activists. As Riley Gaines explained, it is an exclusionary ideology that shuts out the opinions and ignores the safety of women who want to compete on an equal playing field.

And since vandalism and attacks on groups that disagree with the progressive consensus face no consequences, it is almost certain that these acts will continue or even intensify.