Overview

• The CIF’s pilot entry process allows biological female athletes who placed behind AB Hernandez in qualifier meets to compete in state championships and share medals.
• The Department of Justice opened a Title IX investigation into California’s law permitting transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
• CIF officials said the new rule balances participation opportunities with competitive fairness in girls’ athletics.
• California Attorney General Rob Bonta pledged to defend state anti-discrimination laws that protect transgender student-athletes.
• A Public Policy Institute of California survey found that most state residents oppose biological male transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.