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 female rivals at the state championship.

AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old, excelled in the women’s long jump and triple jump events at a sports competition despite the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.

Protestors holding signs that read "Save Girls Sports" outside a stadium.
Demonstrators hold signs outside the Veteran’s Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, CaliforniaCredit: AP
Banner reading "NO BOYS IN GIRLS' SPORTS!" flown over stadium lights.
A banner reading ‘no boys in girls’ sports!’ is flown above Veterans’ Memorial Stadium during the California high school track-and-field championshipsCredit: AP
AB Hernandez, long jump winner, wearing a medal.
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley poses with a medal after winning the girls’ long jumpCredit: AP
A transgender high school student and her coach leave a track and field stadium after a competition.
AB Hernandez, second left, leaves the stadium after competing in the triple jump at the California high school track-and-field championshipsCredit: AP

The student will compete again today at the finals of the Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet.

But a crowd of angry parents confronted Hernandez’s mother at the last event to complain that a trans athlete was competing against their daughters.

It has now turned into a heated row with dozens of protestors carrying out demonstrations to “save girls sports”.

Protesters were seen carrying placards and boards outside the Veterans’ Memorial Stadium, where the sporting event took place.

A banner reading “NO BOYS IN GIRLS’ SPORTS!” was flown above the sporting venue during the high school track-and-field championships.

Following Hernandez’s victories, protests erupted, eventually leading to a violent incident resulting in the arrest of one individual on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, as disclosed by Clovis police Sgt. Chris Hutchison to the Chronicle.

He said the person – understood to be an LGBTQ activist – allegedly used a Pride flag to smash a car window, leaving a person injured.

More fiery protests are expected to take off as Hernandez prepares to take on female rivals during the finals today.

Yesterday, furious high school parents berated the mother of the trans athlete after a dominant victory.

The video, which has now gone viral on TikTok, shows the parents hounding Hernandez’s mother for allowing the teen to compete.

Trump rips into boxer Imane Khelif about controversial Olympics win against Angela Carini

One of the parents can be heard yelling at the mother: “What a coward of a woman you are allowing that.”

Prior to this recent success, Hernandez gained attention in the media for a previous incident where a fellow teenage competitor, whom Hernandez had defeated in a different competition, delayed celebrating her own victory until Hernandez had stepped down from the podium.

In the TikTok, the parent can also be heard shouting: “Your mental illness is on your son, coward.”

But more than half of the 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 the trans athlete’s sporting participation.

Hernandez’s 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”.

A female high jumper in a track meet.
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley competes in the girls high jump during the CIF Southern Section Masters MeetCredit: AP
AB Hernandez reacting after a high jump competition.
AB Hernandez reacts after the heats roundCredit: AP
Donald Trump signing a document surrounded by children.
Donald Trump signed the executive order banning transgender women from female eventsCredit: Getty
Smiling female athlete in a JVHS Jaguars uniform.
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley smiles while competing in the girl’s long jumpCredit: AP

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.”

The trans pupil 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.

You May Also Like

Criticism mounts against CNN for downplaying Boulder terrorist attack

CNN is being slammed for downplaying the terror attack in Boulder, Colorado,…

Beloved The Simpsons Star Dies at 84 After Rare Illness, Tributes Pour In

AN ICON who worked on the beloved animated comedy series, The Simpsons,…

SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS’ PRISON OUTFITS UP FOR AUCTION

Sean “Diddy” Combs is in the spotlight, not for his legal troubles,…

“Starmer Skirts Calls for Firm Commitment to Allocate 3% of GDP to Defence in Plan to Boost UK’s Military Preparedness”

Keir Starmer dodged demands for a cast-iron commitment to spend 3 per cent…

“Shocking Discovery: Liverpool Suspect’s Wife Learns of Horrific Events After Seeing Her Car on TV”

THE horrified wife of the Liverpool parade suspect is said to have…

Taime Downe, the singer of Faster Pussycat, speaks out about the mysterious death of his fiancée on a cruise ship

Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe has finally broken his silence on the…

11 people injured in stabbing spree as witnesses recall terrifying scene of screams and blood in Salem

ELEVEN people were rushed to hospital after a knifeman launched a bloody…

“Warning Issued After Two Clubbers Die in London from Pills Stronger Than Heroin”

An urgent warning has been issued after two people died in a…

How I accessed my son’s phone after his death and discovered a photo of his alleged killer grinning shortly after the stabbing

A bereaved father managed to access his son’s phone more than a…

Safety on Britain’s Trains: Maps Show Crime Hotspots with Record Highs in Sex Offences and Violence

New data indicates a worrying trend in the safety of Britain’s railways,…

Tragic Incident: 19-Year-Old Influencer Falls to Her Death While Parasailing after Allegedly Unfastening Harness during Panic Attack

A TEEN influencer tragically plunged to her death after she allegedly unlocked…

Alert: Authorities are asking for information on whereabouts of Utah girl who is missing

The Rich County Sheriff’s Office in Utah is searching for a 15-year-old…