U.S. threatens California with legal action over transgender sports law

Education Secretary Linda McMahon threatened California with legal action after the state refused to ban trans girls from participating in girls’ sports.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday threatened the state of California with legal action after the state refused to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports as demanded by President Donald Trump’s administration.

“@CAgovernor, you’ll be hearing from @AGPamBondi,” McMahon wrote, using the handles for California Governor Newsom and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

McMahon’s statement on X was the latest salvo in the culture wars over transgender youth and ratchets up the personal rivalry between Trump and Newsom. Trump has made reversing advances in transgender rights a priority since returning to office on January 20, while California law has allowed student-athletes to participate in sports in alignment with their gender identity since 2013.

The Justice Department declined to comment and the Education Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for clarification on the meaning of McMahon’s comment.

California’s state Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Newsom’s office and the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for high school sports, declined to comment.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/us-threatens-california-legal-action-transgender-sports-law-rcna217468


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