# @pinknews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOeX6CLkj7R
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34636018-pinknews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-11T20:00:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

A lawsuit has been filed by three California students over the inclusion of a transgender teammate on their high school track and volleyball teams.
Filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday (9 September), the lawsuit has been brought by Madison McPherson, a former student at Jurupa Valley High School who now plays volleyball at the collegiate level. She used to compete one the track, field, volleyball, and soccer teams.

The lawsuit has been brought against the California Department of Education, the Jurupa Unified School District, and the California Interscholastic Federation. The plaintiffs are claiming to have suffered violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act 1972, the free speech and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Hernandez has faced the scrutiny of Donald Trump and conservatives over her participation on the girls volleyball team claiming she has an unfair advantage. The US President has even threatened to hold back “large-scale” funding for Californian schools if the state refused to comply with his executive order to prevent trans women taking part in female sports.

“Defendants have knowingly permitted a male student to compete on the JVHS varsity girls’ track and field and volleyball teams, access female locker rooms and bathrooms, and engage in harassing conduct toward female athletes,” Tuesday’s filing reads.

“As a result of Defendants’ actions, Plaintiffs have suffered sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, unsafe and unfair athletic environments, viewpoint discrimination, and infringements on their religious liberty and safety. These actions have deprived them of equal opportunities and their civil rights guaranteed by Title IX, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the First Amendment,” it continues.

#ABHernandez #transgender #sport #lawsuit #LGBTQIA

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