California gender eligibility policies defended over trans athlete protest

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 7

The governor's office responded before Saturday's Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries, where a Jurupa Valley High School athlete is due to compete and activist Sophia Lorey plans a protest.
The statement said debates should centre on fairness, dignity and respect, accused the right of weaponising the issue, and noted California has allowed participation by gender identity under a 2013 law.
The dispute comes amid federal Title IX lawsuits and investigations involving California and Jurupa Unified, after the same athlete's track titles and a volleyball season that prompted forfeits and a separate lawsuit.

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