Overview

• A 17-year-old transgender athlete, AB Hernandez secured spots in the finals of the high jump, long jump and triple jump after winning each preliminary heat.
• Campaign groups flew a “No Boys in Girls’ Sports!” banner over Buchanan High School’s stadium as dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the event.
• Local police arrested one protester for assault and vandalism after they allegedly smashed a car window with a flagpole and pepper spray was deployed.
• The California Interscholastic Federation introduced a pilot entry process to allow biological female athletes displaced by Hernandez’s qualification to also compete and receive medals.
• The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into California’s transgender sports law and President Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding over the state’s noncompliance with his executive order.