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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Violence erupts over trans athlete AB Hernandez in California with supporter arrested for smashing car with Pride flag
TRANS FURY Violence erupts over trans athlete AB Hernandez in California with supporter arrested for smashing car with Pride flag Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) VIOLENT protests have erupted in California after a trans athlete served a crushing defeat to two female competitors at a sporting event. Trans teen AB Hernandez, 16, came first in the women's long jump and triple jump at the event in California - a defiance of Trump's executive order to ban trans athletes from women's sports. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Demonstrators hold signs outside the Veteran's Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, California Credit: AP 3 A banner reading 'NO BOYS IN GIRLS' SPORTS!' is flown above Veterans' Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championships Credit: AP 3 AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley poses with a medal after winning the girls' long jump Credit: AP She also finished fourth in the high jump at the Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet, missing out on a championship place in that event by one spot. But a crowd of angry parents confronted her mother at the event to complain that a trans girl was competing against their daughters. It has now turned into a heated row with dozens of protestors carrying out demonstrations to 'save girls sports". The protests quickly turned violent after one person was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Clovis police Sgt. Chris Hutchison told the Chronicle. Hre said the person is accused of using the base of a Pride flag to smash a car window, leaving a person injured. More protestors are expected to show up today as the sporting event continues. Yesterday, a crowd of furious high school parents berated the mother of the trans athlete after her dominant victory. The video, which has now gone viral on TikTok, shows the parents hounding Hernandez's mother for allowing her to compete. One of the parents can be heard yelling at her mother: "What a coward of a woman you are allowing that." Hernandez's story previously made headlines after another teenage girl that she beat to first place in a separate contest waited for her to descend from the podium before moving to pose in the top spot. In the TikTok, the parent can also be heard shouting: "Your mental illness is on your son, coward." But more than half of US states have implemented bans on trans youth athletes participating since 2020. In an Instagram post, Hernandez's mother said: "It takes immense bravery to show up, compete, and be visible in a world that often questions your very right to exist, let alone to participate." Hernandez's case was thrust into national attention after Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her sporting participation. Her successes prompted the California Interscholastic Federation to change its rules to allow "biological female" student athletes who would have made the qualifying mark without a trans contestant in the race to compete in the finals. A spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom's office called the proposed pilot "reasonable". California state law allows the participation of trans women and girls in women's sports. Trump posted on Truth Social: "Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to." His message refers to an Executive Order from February titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports". In an interview with Capital & Main, Hernandez, from Jurupa Valley, California, said: "There's nothing I can do about people's actions, just focus on my own. "I'm still a child. You're an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person." She faced heckling and protesters in the crowd at a track meet earlier this month and was accompanied by campus security and Sheriff's Department deputies, CNN has reported. "Girls were just shocked that people would actually come to do that, and really bully a child," she said. "I've trained so hard. I mean, hours of conditioning every day, five days a week. "Every day since November, three hours after school. And then all of summer, no summer break for me." Her mother added that those who have "doxed, harassed and violated my daughter AB's privacy" have created a "hostile and unsafe environment for a minor".
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Violence erupts over trans athlete AB Hernandez in California with supporter arrested for smashing car with Pride flag
VIOLENT protests have erupted in California after a trans athlete served a crushing defeat to two female competitors at a sporting event. Trans teen AB Hernandez, 16, came first in the women's long jump and triple jump at the event in California - a defiance of Trump's executive order to ban trans athletes from women's sports. 3 Demonstrators hold signs outside the Veteran's Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, California Credit: AP 3 A banner reading 'NO BOYS IN GIRLS' SPORTS!' is flown above Veterans' Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championships Credit: AP 3 AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley poses with a medal after winning the girls' long jump Credit: AP She also finished fourth in the high jump at the Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet, missing out on a championship place in that event by one spot. But a crowd of angry parents confronted her mother at the event to complain that a trans girl was competing against their daughters. It has now turned into a heated row with dozens of protestors carrying out demonstrations to 'save girls sports". The protests quickly turned violent after one person was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Clovis police Sgt. Chris Hutchison told the Chronicle. Hre said the person is accused of using the base of a Pride flag to smash a car window, leaving a person injured. More protestors are expected to show up today as the sporting event continues. Yesterday, a crowd of furious high school parents berated the mother of the trans athlete after her dominant victory. The video, which has now gone viral on TikTok, shows the parents hounding Hernandez's mother for allowing her to compete. Most read in The US Sun One of the parents can be heard yelling at her mother: "What a coward of a woman you are allowing that." Hernandez's story previously made headlines after another teenage girl that she beat to first place in a separate contest waited for her to descend from the podium before moving to pose in the top spot. In the TikTok, the parent can also be heard shouting: "Your mental illness is on your son, coward." But more than half of US states have implemented bans on trans youth athletes participating since 2020. In an Instagram post, Hernandez's mother said: "It takes immense bravery to show up, compete, and be visible in a world that often questions your very right to exist, let alone to participate." Hernandez's case was thrust into national attention after Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her sporting participation. Her successes prompted the California Interscholastic Federation to change its rules to allow "biological female" student athletes who would have made the qualifying mark without a trans contestant in the race to compete in the finals. A spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom's office called the proposed pilot "reasonable". California state law allows the participation of trans women and girls in women's sports. Trump posted on Truth Social: "Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to." His message refers to an Executive Order from February titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports". In an interview with Capital & Main, Hernandez, from Jurupa Valley, California, said: "There's nothing I can do about people's actions, just focus on my own. "I'm still a child. You're an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person." She faced heckling and protesters in the crowd at a track meet earlier this month and was accompanied by campus security and Sheriff's Department deputies, CNN has reported. "Girls were just shocked that people would actually come to do that, and really bully a child," she said. "I've trained so hard. I mean, hours of conditioning every day, five days a week. Read more on the Irish Sun "Every day since November, three hours after school. And then all of summer, no summer break for me." Her mother added that those who have "doxed, harassed and violated my daughter AB's privacy" have created a "hostile and unsafe environment for a minor".
New York Post
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump threatens to cut California's federal funds if transgender athletes ‘illegally' compete in women's events
President Trump threatened to cut off California from federal funding if the Golden State refuses to reverse course on allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports. Trump also warned that he will order 'local authorities, if necessary, to not allow' a transgender athlete to compete in the state finals this weekend. The threat comes ahead of a planned phone call with Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom. 'California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow 'MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS,'' Trump grumbled on Truth Social Tuesday. Advertisement 'THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS. Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to.' Trump threatened California in a Truth Social post early Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images The president appeared to reference California high school junior AB Hernandez, who was born a male and became a transgender woman. Hernandez recently won the women's long jump and triple jump during a state Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet. Advertisement Hernandez had previously won a triple jump contest by roughly three feet in March and is slated to compete in the CIF state championships in Fresno on Friday and Saturday 'As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable,' Trump recapped. Back in February, Trump signed an executive order that essentially restricted transgender athletes from competing in women's sports or else lose out on federal funds. The first state the Trump administration targeted over this issue was Maine after the president clashed with Gov. Janet Mills (D) during a governor's summit at the White House. Advertisement The Trump administration opened a probe into Maine to determine whether or not it was breaking Title IX rules, a provision of the Civil Rights Act that restricts schools that engage in sex-based discrimination from getting federal funds. The probe put at least $250 million in annual federal funding for the state in the crosshairs. Trump also demanded a 'full-throated' apology from Mills. Earlier this month, the administration agreed to unfreeze funding for Maine amid litigation and negotiations. The administration has warned for some time that it will target other states that continue to allow transgender competitors in women's sports. In March, Newsom shocked friends and foes alike by publicly admitting during a podcast interview with conservative pundit Charlie Kirk that it's 'deeply unfair' to allow transgenders to compete against biological women. Advertisement 'The Governor, himself, said it is 'UNFAIR.' I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go???' Trump added. 'In the meantime I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!'
