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AB Hernandez, a transcend high school athlete in California, who plays on the girls’ volleyball and free-sports team, remained in the midst of criticism for competing against women.
Several of Jurupa Valley’s opponents this season have lost games rather than playing a game against a team that has a biological man on the team. Chaffey High School was one of the teams that agreed to play against the Jurupa Valley, but they fell to Hernandez’s team in four sets.
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Transgender Athlet AB Hernandez from the Jurupa Valley leaves the course under the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Clovis, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
Hernandez had no interest in giving in to criticism.
“They swear that I’m like this crazy danger to society,” Hernandez told CBS Los Angeles in a recent conversation. “I’m just a normal child who goes to school and plays sports.”
Hernandez’s participation in Girls ‘sports became a flashpoint in the effort to keep women and girls’ sports fair. In the spring, Hernandez participated in California High School State Championships and won several events. California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) changed rules for the sport to allow a girl the opportunity to share the podium with Hernandez.
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Transgender Athlet AB Hernandez from Jurupa Valley looks under the girls Triple Jump at CIF Southern Section Masters MEET at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025 in Moorpark, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
The Trump administration filed a trial against CIF and the California Department of Education (CDE) on its gender participating policies.
“I think people just see one thing and they are like ‘oh, that’s what you are,'” added hernandez.
“They don’t take time to get to know me. So it’s just a little frustrating.”
Hernandez received the night’s highest cheer before the game against Chaffey, according to Outkick. A Jurupa Valley fan had a messaging t-shirt that supports transgender activism.
Hernandez complained about the other schools that chose to lose their matchups.
AB Hernandez, a trans-gender student at the Jurupa Valley High School, poses for photos with his medals at California High School Track-and-Field Championships in Clovis, California, Saturday 31 May 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
“A team sport, I can’t take that,” Hernandez said. “It’s a team effort. My team must be willing to fight with me, and that’s what it takes to win a team title.”
