The parents of a California female athlete are blasting Gavin Newsom after a trans competitor dominated multiple events at a Southern Section track and field meet.
The fierce debate over transgender athletes in girls’ sports has been reignited as Crean Lutheran senior Reese Hogan prepares for another showdown this weekend after finishing behind transgender athlete AB Hernandez in the girls’ high jump during the opening round of the CIF sectional preliminaries last Saturday.
The result echoed last season, when Hogan also placed second to Hernandez in the sectional final.
That meet drew national attention after Hogan stepped onto the first-place podium once Hernandez stepped down.
Now entering her senior-year sectional finals on Saturday, Hogan’s parents say their daughter is once again being forced to compete under unfair conditions.
“As a parent witnessing the current state of high school athletics, I am deeply disappointed by Governor Newsom’s recent comments regarding transgender participation in girls’ sports,” Hogan’s parents said in a statement provided toFox News Digital.
With divisional finals and the state championships approaching, her parents said the stakes have become far greater than simple participation.
“As parents, we don’t ask for a path cleared of obstacles; we ask for a level playing field where hard work and biological reality are respected,” the statement read.
“As the season enters CIF divisional finals, then on to Masters and eventually State the stakes are no longer about ‘participation.’ These athletes are competing for much more: state titles which is the culmination of years of dedication and focus.”
Newsom’s office pushed back against criticism in a statement to Fox News Digital, defending the governor’s position on the issue.
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