Shame on us for making brave girls fight for womens sports alone

Federal law is supposed to forbid it, and even California Gov.Gavin Newsom calls it unfair.Yet on Saturday, AB Hernandez, a boy, swept the girls’ high jump, triple jump and long jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Sectionals competition.Hernandez’s dominating distances will most likely advance him to the state championships at the end of the month. CIF allowed the first-place girl in each event to share the podium with Hernandez — tacitly admitting two plain facts: that Hernadez is male, and that young women have unfairly had to compete against him for years.The list of displaced girls is so long at this point that we’ve stopped flinching.High jumper Reese Hogan is one of them; she’s been forced off the podium’s top spot by Hernandez over and over again. “It’s just really disappointing to go into a competition knowing you already lost,” Hogan has said.Everyone knows men and women are different. Everyone knows women’s sports exist because males are, on average, faster, stronger and possess greater physical advantages in nearly every athletic domain. Those are simple truths — but the truth is we’re not yet winning.We’ve had major successes: In 2025, President Donald Trump’s executive order directed federal agencies to protect women’s sports by recognizing biological sex.The International Olympic Committee has announced new rules safeguarding women’s events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.Many states, 27 currently, now have protective laws.Polls show roughly 80% of Americans believe the women’s category should be for women only. But despite this reality, 23 states still allow gender identity to override biological sex.Boys continue to take titles, scholarships, records and opportunities from female athletes.California’s Hernandez is just one example; it’s happening in pools, on tracks and on fields nationwide. And the silent majority bears responsibility.Brave girls are left to for...