Tracking the trans athlete high school sports controversies shaking the nation over the last year

Tracking the trans athlete high school sports controversies shaking the nation over the last year

From California to Maine, trans athletes in girls' sports became a lightning rod for cultural conflict

Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley competes in the girls high jump during the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Clovis, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

Parker Tirrell, a transgender athlete who plays on her high school's girls' soccer team, practices in the driveway of her family home on Friday, March 7, 2025 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)