The trans athletes who are ruining teen girl's chances on the track
Teenage girls across America have been pushed out of sporting wins by transgender competitors as furious parents demand action to protect women's athletics.
The latest controversy erupted at a California track meet where teenage high-school athlete Reese Hogan made a statement after being beaten into second place by transgender competitor AB Hernandez.
After posing for the official photo with Hernandez on the winner's podium, Hogan stepped up to claim the top spot herself once the cameras stopped rolling.
Political activist Riley Gaines praised the bold move.
'When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion. The crowd erupts with applause. THIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!' she wrote on X.
Hernandez dominated the CIF Southern Section Finals last Saturday, winning both the triple jump by over four feet and claiming the long jump title while finishing seventh in high jump.
The victories follow a pattern of trans athlete's overwhelming success against biological female competitors.
Just weeks earlier, a trans high-school athlete won a girls' triple jump and long jump event at the Roosevelt Invitational in California in March.
And weeks before that, Hernandez sparked outrage by winning the triple jump at Ontario Relays by a staggering eight feet over the runner-up.
Hernandez's participation has sparked anger on social media.
Jennifer Sey, founder of the organization XX-XY - which vows 'to protect women's sports and spaces' - shared video of Hernandez on X and wrote: 'This guy won the girls long jump and triple jump in a CA track meet over the weekend. He won the triple jump by 8ft. He's really crushing it!'
Collin Rugg, the co-owner of Trending Politics, also shared footage of Hernandez competing and said: 'Transgender high school track star demolishes the female competition by *8 feet* in the triple jump at a track meet in California.
'Wow, what an accomplishment. I'm sure it had nothing to do with being a biological male. AB Hernandez says they plan to win 1st place in the state of California for the triple jump.'
Similar incidents have occurred in other states this month.
In Illinois, parents expressed 'shock' and 'disbelief' after a transgender middle school athlete reportedly won three events against seventh-grade girls.
It's alleged that the transgender pupil won three events while competing against seventh-grade girls during the Naperville School District 203 meet.
The beaten kids were said to be 'distraught' and 'devastated' and the controversy prompted fury among families.
'I was actually shocked. At first, I couldn't believe it,' Marie Davis told KBCD . 'I started talking to other parents, and it's like, is this really happening?'
Doug Krein added: 'It's pretty upsetting to see your kid distraught out there trying to do her best and doesn't really have a shot.'
Krein's 12-year-old daughter would have won a 200m medal if not for the transgender athlete.
He told Fox News: 'My job as a parent is to advocate for my daughter and protect her. And the hardest thing is trying to tell her why she lost to a boy in seventh grade... it's like they're trying to erase women's sports. Erase women.'
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