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The Riley Gaines vs. NCAA lawsuit took a big step forward Thursday.

U.S. district judge Tiffany Johnson partially denied the NCAA’s motion to dismiss, as the lawsuit will now proceed.

Gaines and the lawsuit’s plaintiffs, comprised of current and former female college athletes impacted by transgender inclusion, seek to hold the NCAA accountable for its previous policy that allowed biological male trans athletes to compete in the women’s category.

Gaines and other former NCAA women’s swimmers cite their experience competing against and sharing a locker room with former UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.

Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit include former San Jose State volleyball captain Brooke Slusser, citing her experience with former trans te

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