7 high school girls' volleyball teams forfeit after transgender track champion transitions to volleyball



More than half a dozen schools in California have refused to play against a girls' team that has a male athlete.

Jurupa Valley High School in Jurupa Valley, California, is once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

Earlier this year, a boy presenting himself as a girl competed against females in high jump, triple jump, and long jump at a meet in Ventura County, California.

'They are leading a movement to restore integrity and biological reality to women's sports.'

The athlete, known as A.B. Hernandez, went on to win gold medals in high jump and triple jump at the state championships, according to the Daily Mail. But what flew under the radar last school year was that Hernandez also led the girls' volleyball team to an undefeated season.

This season, after the state was entrenched in controversy over a different transgender volleyball player, multiple schools are refusing to participate in volleyball games against Hernandez's squad.

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According to Fox News, seven schools have refused to play against Jurupa Valley: Riverside Poly High School, Rim of the World High School, Orange Vista High School, AB Miller High School, Aquinas High School, Yucaipa High School, and San Dimas High School.

It is unclear how many of the games have been recorded as wins by default for Jurupa, but the school was given a recorded victory for Yucaipa High School's refusal to play.

To add insult to injury, three teammates of Hernandez have filed a lawsuit against their school after allegedly sharing a team and locker room with the transgender athlete for three years.

Two sisters, Madison and Alyssa McPherson, are from a Catholic family that rejects the notion that there are genders other than male and female.

The third teammate in the lawsuit, Hadeel Hazameh, is from a Muslim family that cites "religious obligations" that prevent the daughter from "exposing her hair or body to males, including by wearing a hijab."

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"Every time a young woman has the courage to sue or take a stand against males in female athletics, it inspires more girls to rise up," Sophia Lorey, outreach director at California Family Council, told Blaze News. "Each forfeit shows the impossible choice female athletes are being forced into: Compromise their convictions, safety, and dignity, or walk away from the game they love."

Lorey added, "They are leading a movement to restore integrity and biological reality to women's sports."

At the same time, former national gymnastics champion and women's sports advocate Jennifer Sey also told Blaze News she is proud of the young women for "standing up and pushing back."

"I hate that the adults are leaving it to young women and girls to defend themselves," Sey said. "It's time for every sensible adult to screw up their moral courage and stand with women and girls and for biological reality. Religious or not, it's wrong, and it is material reality that is being violated."

The California Department of Education, the Jurupa Unified School District, and the California Interscholastic Federation — the defendants in the lawsuit — all declined to comment when contacted by KABC-TV.

According to Stateline Sports Network, Jurupa Valley High School said that while it acknowledges the "disappointment" of its athletes who are "ready and prepared to play," the decisions to cancel matches were "made by teams in other districts."

The school also said it is "compelled to follow the law," which "protects students from discrimination based on gender identity."

The law "requires that students be permitted to participate on athletic teams that are consistent with their gender identity (California Education Code 221.5 (f))," the school cited.

Jurupa Valley High School concluded, "We are proud of our JVHS Jaguars and their willingness to play any team and represent their school and our district with pride. We are currently working to find additional matches to give them that opportunity."

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7 reasons why this was the best and worst Pride Month yet



July is here, which means we made it through another Pride Month! Since the 1970s when what used to be called just the gay community first started designating June as the month for gay rights advocacy, we’ve seen parades, events, and the like grow more extreme every year. Now, half the alphabet is employed to describe the ever-increasing number of gender identities; children are routinely dragged into the mix; and sexual fetishes are normalized and celebrated.

However, “this Pride Month in 2025 was very different than Pride Month 2024 or 2023 or 2022,” says Liz Wheeler. “Something in our culture has changed.”

On the latest episode of “The Liz Wheeler Show,” Liz listed out seven reasons 2025’s Pride Month was both the best and worst one to date.

1. Glenn Greenwald sex tape leaked

Just as Pride Month was kicking off, renowned investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald was swept into a scandal when a gay sex tape depicting him engaging in consensual acts that involved a maid’s outfit, fetish behavior, and acts of sexual humiliation was leaked in what he called a "maliciously political" attack.

“Greenwald exposed to the world quite literally what a homosexual lifestyle really is — the reality of the gay lifestyle,” says Liz.

When confronted about the tape, Greenwald “defended” his behavior and even claimed “he was proud.”

“I don’t think Glenn Greenwald brought a lot of people to the LGBTQ+++ side of the aisle this Pride Month,” says Liz.

2. Jojo Siwa likes men now

American singer, dancer, and actress Jojo Siwa launched her career as a child star on the reality TV show “Dance Moms” in 2015, later gaining fame through her vibrant YouTube presence, music singles, and colorful, bow-centric brand.

“[She's] identified as a lesbian from the time she was 17 years old,” but during Pride Month this year, Siwa confessed “she's in love with a man,” “they're talking marriage,” and “she no longer identifies as a lesbian,” says Liz.

But this wasn’t just a sudden change in preference. Siwa also confessed that she was “pressured” into identifying as a lesbian by the supposedly tolerant and accepting LGBTQ+ community.

“As a result of this bombshell revelation, Jojo Siwa was canceled by a massive Pride event” due to “a scheduling conflict,” says Liz, adding sarcastically, “Yeah, I bet it was a scheduling conflict.”

3. SCOTUS says parents CAN opt kids out of LGBTQ+ curriculum

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mahmoud v. Taylor that Maryland parents have a First Amendment right to opt their children out of public school classes using LGBTQ-themed storybooks, citing religious freedom.

“Parental rights won; grooming of children lost,” says Liz.

4. Trump put California on notice

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California after transgender athlete AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old biological male, won girls’ high jump and triple jump titles at the state track and field championships, stripping the rightful female winners of their titles.

Trump called the state out for violating Title IX and gave it 10 days to comply with his executive order, prompting the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) to adjust its rules. However, full compliance with federal law has not happened.

5. Target listened

During 2023 and 2024’s Pride Months, Target debuted Pride collections that included “tuck-friendly” swimsuits, LGBTQ-themed children’s and baby clothing, and pro-trans merchandise designed by a self-proclaimed Satanist.

Liz was one of millions who joined the nationwide boycott against Target.

And it worked. This year, the Pride collection has been replaced with patriotic Independence Day-themed merchandise.

“Now you walk into a Target and you see July 4 stuff – red, white, and blue fireworks, patriotism plastered on the walls,” and “you do not see ‘trans the kids’ paraphernalia,” Liz celebrates.

6. Riley Gaines: 1, Simone Biles: 0

In early June, Olympic gold gymnast icon Simone Biles lashed out at NCAA champion swimmer and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines when Gaines commented on a post from the Minnesota State High School League celebrating Champlin Park High School’s girls’ softball team, which includes a transgender pitcher. “Comments off lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy,” Gaines wrote.

Biles, in a now deleted tweet, responded: “You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!”

A back-and-forth feud quickly sparked, with Gaines accusing Biles of being a “male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams” and Biles firing back with nasty character attacks, such as, “Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.”

The dispute ended with Biles apologizing for her body-shaming comments and deleting her X account.

“Riley Gaines made gold medalist Simone Biles … the best female gymnast that ever lived … delete her X account,” says Liz. “If that’s not a win, I don’t know what is.”

7. Anti-ICE riots stole Pride parade media coverage

“You didn't see a lot of coverage this year of Pride parades, did you?” asks Liz. “No, instead we saw anti-ICE riots and really lame boomer No Kings Day protests.” Even better, “the anti-ICE riots were exposed as being paid-for, staged Marxist violence, and the No Kings Day riots were … pathetic, and the people involved in them were losers.”

To hear more of Liz’s analysis, watch the episode above.

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Chris Murphy cops out on trans athletes: ‘I don’t have girls’



Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) recently appeared on New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s “Interesting Times” podcast. The conversation touched on several big political topics, but one moment stood out — not for its insight, but for its sheer evasiveness.

Douthat asked Murphy whether he found it unfair for biological males to compete in girls’ sports. Murphy’s answer? “I don’t have girls.”

The facts are indisputable: Chris Murphy stands on the wrong side of one of the clearest-cut issues in American politics.

Instead of addressing a question that concerns millions of American families, the senator dismissed it based on the composition of his own household. When Douthat pressed him to show empathy for those who do have daughters, Murphy claimed that “lots of parents of girls” in Connecticut don’t see any problem with it.

Really, Senator? On an 80-20 issue, your go-to argument rests on anecdotal outliers who are fine with their daughters competing against biological males? As Joe Biden might say, c’mon, man!

Sure, such parents exist — but they’re rare. The overwhelming majority of moms and dads, whether they have daughters or not, understand that allowing males to compete in girls’ sports is fundamentally unfair.

You don’t need to have a daughter to see the injustice. Anyone paying attention can recognize a rigged contest when a biological male steps onto the field, court, or track. As a mother of three sons, I understand the biological differences firsthand — and I’ve seen just how dangerous it can be when girls are forced to compete against boys.

Murphy surely understands this too. He even mentioned that his sons play competitive travel sports. Every father of male athletes knows the advantage boys possess. The idea that Murphy genuinely believes girls can fairly compete against biological males stretches the bounds of credibility. More likely, partisan ideology has overridden his common sense.

Reserving girls’ sports for girls isn’t discrimination. Saying you’re a girl doesn’t make you one. Female athletes have no obligation to indulge a make-believe ideology that denies biological reality.

Since Congress passed Title IX in 1972, women and girls have had the legal right to fair competition, which includes female-only athletic events and locker rooms. That means girls shouldn’t be forced to change clothes next to males or be exposed to male genitalia in private spaces — yet Murphy supports exactly that, so long as those males claim to identify as female.

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This is not a fringe position. It is now the standard view of the Democratic Party and most public school districts. And it has consequences.

When boys enter girls’ events, girls lose — podium spots, medals, school records, regional and national competition slots, even college scholarships. They lose their shot at excellence. They lose their privacy. And apparently, if you ask Senator Murphy, that’s just fine — because his kids aren’t affected.

After some prodding from Douthat, Murphy finally gave a definitive answer: “Yes, my conclusion is that I would support those athletes being able to participate in my community.”

But who are “those athletes”? He means males who identify as females. And yes, they absolutely should be allowed to participate — on boys’ teams.

Title IX applies in every zip code. It was written to protect girls. It still does — if we enforce it.

Whether Senator Murphy genuinely believes what he said or is simply toeing the Democratic Party line is a question only he and his conscience can answer. But the facts are indisputable: He stands on the wrong side of one of the clearest-cut issues in American politics. He may not have daughters, but that does not excuse him from standing up for those who do.

USA Today obliterated online over bizarre claim about transgender athletes



An opinion column in USA today has led to every reaction between bewilderment and abject ridicule for its inane attempt to reframe the debate about trans-identifying athletes.

The opinion column by Nancy Armour praised Olympic champion Simone Biles for her hysterical attacks on former swimming star Riley Gaines, who was defending female athletes from unfair competition from biological males identifying as females.

'How foolish. This is what LGBTQ brainwashing does. It turns brains to mush.'

After gushing over Biles' attacks on Gaines, Armour made the bizarre claim that there was no scientific evidence of a gender disparity in sports.

"There is no scientific evidence that transgender women athletes have a physical advantage over cisgender women athletes, but that hasn’t stopped Gaines from claiming they do," wrote Armour, who linked to another column she wrote about the controversy.

In that piece, she argued that there's no scientific evidence to support the claim that males identifying as females have an advantage over biological females because there just aren't enough athletes to complete a scientific study on their differences.

The nonsensical claim was immediately mocked on social media.

"Leftism is like an ouroboros: if you wait long enough, it will eat itself. The first-wave feminism of the early 20th century has morphed into this, where female 'greatness' is now defined as saying men must be included in women’s spaces," responded writer Kimberly Ross.

"This is a religious profession of faith at this point," said Washington Free Beacon editor Peter Hasson.

"What an absolutely pathetic headline by misogynistic USA Today," said author Robert Gagnon.

"Is Biles fine with males competing with her in floor tumbling and vault? Had enough males done so, she might not even have made the Olympic team, ever, let alone medal," Gagnon continued. "How foolish. This is what LGBTQ brainwashing does. It turns brains to mush."

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Others pointed out the incongruity of Armour protecting her X account from her critics.

"Protects her tweets but doesn’t think women should be protected from physically competing against men," said writer Anna James Zeigler.

USA Today was similarly excoriated recently when a news article appeared to sympathize with the family of the suspect in the horrific terror attack on pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado. The White House said the suspect's wife and five children were illegally present in the U.S. and could be fast-tracked for deportation after the terror incident.

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All the men DOMINATING women's sports RIGHT NOW



There’s an epidemic of men identifying as women who then enroll in women’s sports to handily defeat them all — and BlazeTV host Alex Stein has a breakdown of those currently dominating the female sports circuit.

He lovingly calls the breakdown “libtards in the wild.”

The first transgender athlete, Lia Rose, took home first place in a varsity high jump competition at an Oregon high school meet — just two years after finishing last while competing against junior varsity boys.

Rose, who used to compete as Zachary, won the high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays. In a video featuring his athletic prowess, someone in the crowd yells, “That’s a boy!”


Ana Caldas, another transgender athlete, has also been dominating female competitions this year. Most recently, the trans swimmer destroyed his female competition while winning five races at a national championship meet.

Caldas defeated his female competitors in the 50- and 100- yard breaststroke races by a whopping four seconds.

“His real name is Hugo, by the way,” BlazeTV media columnist Andrew Chapados tells Alex Stein. “This is a guy who’s just joining an older woman’s swimming category and just dominating them. It was a 45-year-old to 50-year-old women’s swimming category, and this guy just shows up, and he dominates them.”

But those aren’t the only transgender athletes who have been blowing away their female competition this year.

Last year, transgender student Ada Gallagher finished in first place in 200M and 400M races during the 6A-1 Portland Interscholastic League Championships. And while many were outraged over the wins, Gallagher was back in 2025 at his Oregon high school to win again.

This year, the trans athlete finished more than seven seconds better than the rest of the field.

“People don’t want to believe it’s happening, and this is what happens regularly,” Chapados explains. “They’re successful, breaking records week after week, and the women are just sort of sitting there being like, ‘What can I do besides participate now?’”

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