California, track and field
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As KTLA reported, California is one of 22 states that allow trans student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. Former Gov. Jerry Brown signed that policy into law in 2013.
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California on Tuesday after a transgender athlete competed in the female track and field state qualifiers. Trump said he would speak to Gov.
The compromise is intended to dampen the firestorm building since last weekend when nearly three dozen protesters, including some hecklers, rallied during AB Hernandez’s track and field events.