Orlando D. Mayorquin

5 days ago | mahoningmatters.com | Orlando D. Mayorquin |Juliet Macur

CLOVIS, Calif. The California athlete at the center of a searing political debate over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports went home a winner Saturday in what is arguably the most competitive state track and field meet in the nation. AB Hernandez, a junior from Jurupa Valley High School in Riverside County, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump, and also shared second in the long jump.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Orlando D. Mayorquin |Juliet Macur

In a rules compromise, AB Hernandez shared first place in the high jump and triple jump in the California high school championship, and shared spots on the awards podium, too. The California athlete at the center of a searing political debate over trans girls' competing in girls' sports went home a winner on Saturday in what is arguably the most competitive state track and field meet in the nation.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Juliet Macur |Orlando D. Mayorquin

The final day of the high school championships is Saturday, and the athlete was the top performer in three preliminary events, adding to the national debate about fairness and inclusion. A transgender girl in California qualified for this week's state high school track and field meet, and her inclusion in the two-day event has angered people who do not believe that trans girls should compete in girls' events.

1 week ago | pressdemocrat.com | Juliet Macur |Soumya Karlamangla |Orlando D. Mayorquin

A pair of transgender girls were prepared to compete in the track meet of their lives two years ago. Both had qualified for the California high school track and field championships, arguably the most competitive state meet in the country. But along came the hecklers and harassers, protesting their running in the girls’ category even though a 2013 state law made that possible. Online, the comments against the trans girls grew unrelenting and ominous. For their safety, they withdrew from the event.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matt Stevens |Orlando D. Mayorquin

A 2015 sexual assault allegation against the Motown singer Smokey Robinson was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, but no charges were filed because of insufficient evidence, the office said on Friday. In a brief statement in response to inquiries from The New York Times, the district attorney's office said that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had brought it the allegation in 2015.