California rejects Trump administration proposal on transgender athletes

Associated Press California officers have rejected the Trump administration s demands to stop transgender athletes from competing in girls high school sports The proposal would have required the state to apologize and restore awards to girls who lost sports titles to trans athletes It also would ve required the state to notify school sports programs that receive federal funding that Title IX a federal law banning sex discrimination in tuition prohibits trans girls from participating in girls sports RELATED Trump administration puts California on the clock over its stand on transgender athletes in sports U S Teaching Secretary Linda McMahon posted on X Monday that the California Department of Schooling and the California Interscholastic Federation a governing body for high school sports mentioned they would not agree to the recommendations The state development department did not without delay respond to a request for comment and the federation explained it does not comment on legal matters The Trump administration unveiled the proposal last month after determining California policies allowing trans girls to compete on sports teams that align with their gender identity violated Title IX The federal regime gave the state days to change its policies or exposure imminent enforcement action McMahon disclosed Democratic Gov Gavin Newsom who earlier this year questioned the fairness of trans girls competing in girls sports would hear from U S Attorney General Pam Bondi Turns out Gov Newsom s acknowledgment that it s an issue of fairness was empty political grandstanding McMahon mentioned Check back for updates