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California Rejects Federal Resolution to Exclude Transgender Girls From Sports

By refusing to sign the resolution, California has drawn a threat of DOJ enforcement with the state preemptively suing the department.

Jurupa Valley’s AB Hernandez, second from left, shares the first-place podium spot with Jillene Wetteland, left, of Poly Long Beach and Lelani Laruelle of Monta Vista in a three-way tie during a medal ceremony for the high jump at the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, California, on May 31, 2025. (CRAIG KOHLRUSS/The Fresno Bee/TNS)
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a Senate Appropriations hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Education, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
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Overview

  • The California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation declined to sign the OCR’s proposed agreement that would bar transgender girls from K-12 girls’ sports.
  • The U.S. Office for Civil Rights ruled in late June that California’s trans-inclusive athletic policies violated Title IX and set a 10-day deadline for compliance.
  • Education Secretary Linda McMahon condemned the state’s refusal on X, accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of political grandstanding and invoking Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • California has filed a pre-enforcement lawsuit against the Justice Department to challenge any federal action over its decision.
  • The CIF piloted a program allowing cisgender athletes displaced by transgender competitors to also advance to state track championships to ease fairness concerns.