Dawn Ennis

3 weeks ago | losangelesblade.com | Dawn Ennis

A lot happened at last weekend’s high school state track and field championship meet inClovis, Calif. Parents of cisgender student-athletes booed the one and only transgendergirl competing. Police and security officers showed up in large numbers to keepprotestors apart and safeguard the competitors. Police made an arrest outside thestadium after a demonstrator brandishing a transgender pride flag allegedly assaulted aman described as a conservative activist and caused damage to his vehicle.

3 weeks ago | losangelesblade.com | Dawn Ennis

One day after President Donald Trump threatened to strip California of “large scale federal funding” over its policy on transgender student-athletes, his Justice Department announced it is investigating the state for potentially violating Title IX. “The investigation is to determine whether California, its senior legal, educational, and athletic organizations, and the school district are engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of sex,” the DOJ said in a statement.

4 weeks ago | washingtonblade.com | Dawn Ennis

One day after President Donald Trump threatened to strip California of “large scale federal funding” over its policy on transgender student-athletes, his Justice Department announced it is investigating the state for potentially violating Title IX. “The investigation is to determine whether California, its senior legal, educational, and athletic organizations, and the school district are engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of sex,” the DOJ said in a statement.

1 month ago | losangelesblade.com | Dawn Ennis

Governor Gavin Newsom is “encouraged” by a new policy announced Tuesday by the California Interscholastic Federation which critics say basically erases the concept that finishing first matters. The CIF’s “pilot entry process” will give high school girls who lost to a transgender student-athlete at last weekend’s qualifying meet an invitation to compete at the state championship next weekend.

1 month ago | washingtonblade.com | Dawn Ennis

Governor Gavin Newsom is “encouraged” by a new policy announced Tuesday by the California Interscholastic Federation which critics say basically erases the concept that finishing first matters. The CIF’s “pilot entry process” will give high school girls who lost to a transgender student-athlete at last weekend’s qualifying meet an invitation to compete at the state championship next weekend.