Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett, two trans athletes who were both born male, qualified for California s women s high school state championships but did not show for the race amid the ongoing debate.
The trans runners, Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett, made headlines after dropping out of the California State Track and Field Championship preliminaries last week.
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California athletic officials drove out protesters outraged at the inclusion of transgender athletes at an event where multiple trans runners were scheduled to participate but then didn t show up.
The sanctioning body for high school sports in California denounces 'harassing behaviors' that led to two transgender athletes withdrawing from track finals.