Protesters Challenge Trans Sports Policy in California

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May 14th, 2026

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The California Family Council led a protest Saturday outside Yorba Linda High School ahead of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Track and Field Preliminary meet, urging the California Interscholastic Federation to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. The demonstration in the Southern California city of Yorba Linda focused on a transgender athlete who entered the girls' long jump, high jump and triple jump events. CFC said the athlete entered the meet with the top qualifying mark in all three events, intensifying criticism from opponents who argue CIF’s gender identity policy disadvantages female competitors and conflicts with federal Title IX protections for girls and women in athletics.

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