The families of two teenage girls are suing California’s court lawyer Rob Bonta over the laws of the state, which allows transnry athletes to compete in girls sports.
A trial was brought by Ryan Starling, father of Taylor Starling; Daniel and Cynthia Slavin, the parents of Kaitlyn Slavin; And save girls sports, according to court documents reviewed by Pakinomist Digital.
The defendants mentioned are Bonta and California’s State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tony Thurmond together with Riverside Unified School District and Administrators Leann Iacuone and Amanda Chann.
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A gender -neutral bathroom at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
The suit is challenging a law in California that allows transnry athletes to compete against girls and women and claim it is a violation of title IX.
The law, AB 1266, Has been in effect since 2014, giving California’s students at Scholastic and Collegiate level the right to “participate in sex-divorced school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and uses facilities in accordance with his or her gender identity, regardless of gender listed on Student’s records.
“This law is in conflict with Federal IX protection created to ensure justice, security and equal opportunities for female students and athletes,” a spokesman for advocates of Faith & Freedom, the legal company representing the families, told Pakinomist Digital in a statement.
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Students at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, wear t-shirts saying “Save Girls Sports” to protest a transgender athlete on the cross-country team. (Courtesy of Sophia Lorey)
“AB 1266 undermines female athletes and forces them to compete against biological men who have undeniable physical benefits. This is not equality. This is an attack on justice and security.”
The trial, which was recently changed to include Bonta and Thurmond, was originally filed in November by the Starling and Slavin families.
It claims that Taylor Starling lost his place on the Varsity cross -country team at Martin Luther King High School for a transgender athlete just transferred to the school. Starling and Slavin also claimed that when they wore shirts that said “Save Girls Sports” in protest, they were the rated by administrators who compared the shirts with swastics.
The applicants are looking to bring state changes to California.
“The applicants are seeking a federal decision that AB 1266 violates the title IX as well as a decision that holds the district responsible for violating their first change rights. They require injunction to prevent schools from forcing biological girls to compete with and against men , A judgment that confirms sex -based protection in athletics and replacement compensation caused by these discriminatory policies, “Faith & Freedom spokesman said.
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Transgender Athlete -supporters hold signs on the left like Tori Hitchcock, Center, for the young women for America, and Solomay McCullough, on the right, showing their “Save Girls Sports” jerseys. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Ryan Starling earlier Pakinomist Digital told that the loss of his daughter’s varsity site disturbed his entire family emotionally because cross -country skiing played a central role in her life. And when his daughter and other girls on the team confronted their school administrators about it, he claims, they were told that “Transgders have more rights than Cisgers.”
“It has been told several times that not only Taylor, but her sister,” Ryan Starling said, adding that Taylor is one of three triplets and all three are active on Varsity Sports team. “All the administrators of Martin Luther King have stated this comment, and the title IX coordinator for Riverside Unified School District has stated ‘that they as a cisgender -girl do not have the same rights as a transcend girl’ for more girls, not just our daughters, but more girls on campus.
A spokesman for Rusd refused to give an official comment on Ryan Starling’s claims in a conversation with Pakinomist Digital.
RUSD previously provided a statement to Pakinomist Digital, which insisted that its handling of the situation has been in accordance with California’s state law.
“While these rules were not established by RUSD, the district is obliged to comply with the law and CIF regulations. California’s state law prohibits discrimination on students based on gender, gender identity and gender expressions and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
Dan Slavin earlier Pakinomist Digital told his family to continue to raise awareness of this issue in California’s Gubernatorial elections in 2026 if the issue is not resolved.
“If nothing changes here for the next few years, it should definitely be part of the next choice,” he said.
“I want to see policies change,” Slavin added. “I still say that the system is broken and it does more harm than good. And I will see people understand it and admit it. Sometimes we make mistakes and it is ok to admit it but we have to do changes and get out of the mistakes we make.
California’s State Assembly Kate Kate Sanchez announced in early January that she is introducing a bill to ban transnry athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.
Sanchez, a Republican, will propose Protect Girls’ Sports Act to the state legislature. Currently, 25 states have similar laws in effect.
