Trump threatens to withhold federal funding to California over transgender athlete

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The way and stands astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Clovis sat bare Tuesday afternoon, offering nary hint of the contention brewing up of the California Interscholastic Federation Track and Field Championships it's acceptable to big this weekend.

At the halfway of it each is AB Hernandez, a transgender jock from Southern California, who precocious won titles successful the triple and agelong leap astatine the CIF Southern Section.

Her information sparked outrage from President Donald Trump, who posted connected Truth Social Tuesday morning, calling it "NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS."

He threatened to withhold "large-scale" national backing from California, perchance permanently, unless the authorities complies with his February enforcement bid banning trans athletes from pistillate sports.

Within hours, the CIF announced a caller aviator introduction process for this weekend's conscionable that would let much cisgender athletes to compete

It's unclear whether this alteration lone applies to events wherever a transgender jock qualified for the last oregon to each events crossed the board.

Governor Gavin Newsom antecedently called trans athletes successful pistillate sports "completely unfair."

When I asked his bureau astir the CIF's announcement, they said the determination was made earlier the president's post, though it was not announced until respective hours later.

They telephone the aviator "a tenable and respectful mode to navigate a analyzable issue."

The Fresno EOC's LGBTQ+ Resource Center said inclusion successful sports is astir much than competition, it's astir the wellness of each kids.

"Being a portion of a sports squad is astir carnal health, astir being retired determination and making assemblage arsenic good arsenic competition," said Jess Fitzpatrick, Fresno EOC's LGBTQ+ Resource Center.

Two weeks ago, athletes who vie astatine akin events protested Hernandez's involvement.

"We privation to amusement respect and fairness to each people. However, allowing biologic men to vie against biologic girls creates an unfair playing field," said Olivia Viola, who is simply a existent CIF athlete.

The CIF said it's moving with Clovis Unified to guarantee due information successful lawsuit of protests this weekend.

California law, enacted earlier Newsom took office, requires schools to let trans athletes to vie connected teams that align with their sex identity.

The president said helium would beryllium speaking to the Governor connected Tuesday, but it's unclear if that has happened.

The Fresno EOC's LGBTQ+ Resource Center wants the assemblage to cognize it has a assortment of programs and resources available.

For much accusation astir the Fresno EOC LGBTQ+ Resource Center, click here.

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