Trans athletes ‘no show’ to California girls’ high school track meet after backlash

On Friday, Two trans-identified male athletes decided not to run in the California State preliminary Track and Field Championship. Athena Ryan, from Sonoma Academy, and Lorelei Barrett, from Sherman Oaks Buckley, were both scheduled to run in the 1,600-meter run but opted not to show up following backlash received from their qualification last weekend. According to a Twitter post from the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS), two biological females joined the trans athletes no show at the start line. "The CIFState policies are making a mockery of the girl's...