Did you know this?
By Suzanne Rampe
California was never ordered by a court to allow biological males who identify as female to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. The policy came from California itself.
In 2013, the California Legislature passed AB 1266, and then-Governor Jerry Brown signed it into law, allowing students to participate in sex-segregated school programs and athletic teams consistent with their gender identity.
Then, on June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court ruled that states may legally reserve women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. The Court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho and confirmed that Title IX allows schools to maintain separate female athletic teams defined by biological sex.
But here is where I disagree with the Court.
I do not believe this should be left up to individual states. I believe the Supreme Court should have gone further and established one clear national standard: biological males should not compete in the female sports category.
The Court specifically left that larger question unresolved, saying its decision did not determine whether schools may allow biological males who identify as female to compete on women’s teams.
Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has taken a much firmer position.
In March 2026, the IOC announced that eligibility for the female category at Olympic events will be limited to biological females, beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The policy generally uses a one-time SRY-gene screening to determine eligibility and says the rule is intended to protect fairness, safety and the integrity of the female category.
Think about that for a moment.
The organization responsible for setting eligibility standards at the Olympic Games has determined that biological sex matters enough to protect the female category, yet here in California we continue allowing gender identity to determine participation in girls’ sports.
For me, this has never been about disrespecting transgender people. Every person deserves dignity and respect.
But women’s sports exist for a reason.
Women and girls fought for generations for their own teams, records, championships, scholarships and opportunities. I do not believe those protections should depend upon which state a young woman happens to live in.
Biology does not change when you cross a state line.
If the female category deserves protection at the Olympic Games, I believe it deserves protection on a California high school track, basketball court, swimming pool and playing field as well.
The Supreme Court has said states can protect women’s sports.
I believe it should have said they must.
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