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Ab Hernandez, a transgender secondary athlete in California who plays in the volleyball and athletics teams for girls, remained provocative among critics for having contributed to women.
Several of Jurupa Valley’s opponents this season have lost games rather than playing a match against a team that has a biological man in the team. Chaffey High School was one of the teams that agreed to play against Jurupa Valley, but they fell into Hernandez’s team in four sets.
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Transgender athlete Ab Hernandez de Jurupa Valley leaves the track at the CIF athletics championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 30, 2025, in Clovis, California. (Images Kirby Lee / Getty)
Hernandez had no interest in giving criticism.
“They swear that I am like this crazy danger for society,” Hernandez told CBS Los Angeles in a recent interview. “I’m just a normal child who goes to school, playing sports.”
Hernandez’s participation in girls sports has become a flash point in effort to maintain the sports fair for women and girls. In the spring, Hernandez participated in the California High School state championships and won several events. California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has changed the rules of sport to allow a girl to share the podium with Hernandez.
California girls’ volleyball players refuse to participate alongside her Transgender teammate
Transgender athlete Ab Hernandez by Jurupa Valley Watches during the triple jump for girls in the masters of the southern CIF section at Moorpark secondary school on May 24, 2025, in Moorpark, California. (Images Kirby Lee / Getty)
The Trump administration has filed a complaint against CIF and California Department of Education (CDE) on its genre participation policies.
“I think people just see one thing and they are like” Oh, that’s what you are “,” added Hernandez.
“They don’t take the time to know me. So it’s just a little frustrating.”
Hernandez received the noisiest acclaim of the night before the match against Chaffey, according to Outkick. A fan of Jurupa Valley wore a t-shirt with messaging supporting transgender activism.
Hernandez deplored the other schools that have chosen to give up their matches.
Ab Hernandez, a transgender student at Jurupa Valley high school, poses for photos with her medals at the California high school and secondary school championships in Clovis, California, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Ap photo / Jae C. Hong)
“A team sport, I can’t take this,” said Hernandez. “It’s a team effort. My team must be ready to fight with me and that’s what it takes to win a team title.”
