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Trans Athlete Could Repeat as State Champion at California Meet

Special rules will again be in place. Podium spots might be shared.

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events. The IOC st...

Officials Make Bold Podium Decision After Trans Athlete Dominates California Finals

A transgender athlete in California so dominated the state finals that it brought protest and outrage from fans and parents in attendance. The post Officials Make Bold Podium Decis...

Transgender athlete AB Hernandez dominates three jumping events at California postseason track meet

A Save Girls' Sports rally and dominant performances by a trans athlete at a California CIF track meet spotlight the competitive fairness controversy.

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends

Trans track athlete AB Hernandez dominates competition at California girls masters meet

Transgender high school track athlete AB Hernandez stole the top spot from female athletes at the weekend’s track and field masters, resulting in officials awarding duplicate gold...

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends.

The IOC’s decision to protect the female category is a victory for fairness | Tanya Aldred

Trans athletes and those with DSD must be treated with respect, and the new testing regime must be run with sensitivity. But this is a step forwardThe decision by the International...

Transgender male at the center of Supreme Court case wins girls’ state track title

An Alliance Defending Freedom attorney said a gender-confused boy's shot put win 'underscore(s) the fact that no amount of testosterone suppression or intervention can undo the ver...

The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood | Moira Donegan

Sports bans have humiliated trans women and girls across America. Now, the Olympics joins inLast month, the International Olympic Committee announced that transgender women athlete...

Trans athlete AB Hernandez shares first-place podium after new rules introduced

AB Hernandez had another successful weekend with three first place wins at a regional final in California. The trans athlete has been at the centre of controversy and intense backl...

Another Year, Another CA Girls' High School Track Meet Hijacked by Male Athletes

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends.

ACLU-Backed Transgender Athlete Wins Girls State Title

A self-proclaimed transgender West Virginia athlete has won the race to claim a state championship before potentially facing a ban for being a male competing in female sports. Beck...

Girls share first-place podium with ‘transgender’ male at California track finals

California’s transgender sports policy continues to draw criticism, with women’s sports advocates saying it forces girls to share their victories with confused boys.

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Not sure I agree with Badminton England replacing the Men's competition category as 'Open' so it includes transgenders. Is tennis going to follow suit do you think? What about sw...

Trans teen athlete AB Hernandez ‘crushed’ she may have to share podium with opponent

The CIF state meet begins on 29 May, with a second year of rules that can add extra qualifiers and award additional medals if Hernandez places ahead of cis competitors. The post Tr...

Let Them Play

In their book released this January, Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports, authors Ellie Roscher and Anna Baeth offer a distressing encapsulation of the extent to whi...

Olympic Sex Testing Returns, Reigniting Debate Over Who Qualifies as a Woman in Sports

The International Olympic Committee recently announced it will again require genetic sex screening for women athletes and bar many transgender and intersex competitors from women’s...

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the...

California Girl’s Track Star Weighs Protest Ahead of Battle Against Trans-Identifying Male Athlete

A California high school girl's track star, who went viral last year for stepping up to the first-place podium after losing her spot to a transgender-identifying male athlete, said...

Teen transgender athlete in case before Supreme Court wins girls' state track championship

Transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson did very well last weekend at the West Virginia girls' state track championships - maybe too well.

Trans High School Athlete Sweeps Jumping Events Against Girl Track Stars in California Regionals

Transgender track athlete and Jurupa Valley High School senior AB Hernandez outdid his female opponents again this year and grabbed the gold in three events at California Interscho...

California championship track meet forces trans athlete to share top podium spot with female

A California track meet declared co-champions after trans athlete AB Hernandez won long jump, high jump and triple jump by large margins over girls.