Trans high school athlete AB Hernandez: 'I'm just a normal kid going to school, playing sports'
But critics act like she's "this crazy danger to society," she says.
September 10, 2025
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But critics act like she's "this crazy danger to society," she says.
Trump threatened to to withhold federal funding from California unless the state banned a 16-year-old trans girl from competing.
After facing threats from the president over a trans student’s inclusion in sports, the state quietly changed high school championship rules — but a transgender teen will still compete.
"I am ordering local authorities...to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals," Trump wrote. He doesn't have that power.
California "respectfully disagrees" with the Trump administration's position, an attorney for the state said.
The administration wants the state to discriminate against trans student athletes, which California refuses to do.
The lawsuit comes after California officials said they would not comply with the administration's demands.
The Murrieta Valley Unified School District's board adopted the policy Thursday night.