US EditionCalifornia Families Respond to Changes in Girls’ Championship Rules Amid Debate Over Transgender Athlete Policies
- AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender athlete, advanced to the finals in the girls' long jump, high jump, and triple jump events at the 2025 California high school state track and field meet held in Clovis.
- Hernandez's participation sparked controversy, prompting the California Interscholastic Federation to modify competition rules after protests and criticism from officials, parents, and President Donald Trump.
- The CIF created a pilot policy awarding an additional medal to biological female athletes displaced by trans competitors in specific events, aiming to increase female participation without barring trans athletes.
- President Trump criticized the situation as unjust and deeply disrespectful to female athletes, warning that he would withhold federal funds from California if transgender girls are allowed to participate in girls' sports.
- The controversy has led to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into possible Title IX violations, reflecting ongoing tensions over transgender athletes in school sports and evolving state policies.
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'No Boys In Girls' Sports' Banner Flies Above Cali Track Meet
A banner plane bearing the words "No Boys In Girls' Sports" flew over a high school track and field championship meet in Clovis, California on Friday.The banner was seen as a direct protest against the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) policy of allowing male athletes to compete in the girls’ division of high school sports.The flying of the banner over the meet was organized by two women-led advocacy groups: The Independent Council o…
Transgender teenager athlete sparks medal decision after criticism from US President Donald Trump
California’s high school track-and-field state finals will award one extra medal in events where a transgender athlete places in the top three, in a rule change that may be the first of its kind nationally by a high school sports governing body.
Anger, arrests and a banner with the slogan "No boys in girls' sports" at the California finals, where 17-year-old AB Hernandez dominated - They defied the Trump executive order and the threat to cut off federal funding
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