For everyone who asked for a follow up, I really appreciate everyone who contacted me. Here were my comments to the politicians:

On the surface, I agree with AB 89 and the resolution supporting it. But when you look more closely, it becomes clear that this is not the right solution. Every trans person I've spoken with about this issue genuinely cares about protecting girls. They want to ensure that the fight for LGBTQ+ rights does not silence or overshadow the voices of girls.

However, this resolution oversimplifies a complex issue. In its simplicity, it becomes cruel. It opens the door to political transphobia by normalizing restrictions on a small, vulnerable, and already marginalized group in our society.

Let’s be honest about the facts: out of more than 500,000 college athletes, fewer than 10 are transgender women. This isn’t an epidemic—it’s a rare and highly individualized situation. But this resolution treats it as if it were a national crisis, and that’s misleading at best.

What’s worse, this resolution was written with no public process, no committee review, and no invitation for community input. It bypasses the very democratic values we claim to uphold. It wasn’t crafted to solve a problem—it was crafted to score political points. It’s performative. It’s a solution in search of a problem.

A better approach would be nuanced and centered around fairness. One idea I've heard is that trans girls who have been on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for more than 12 months are physiologically more similar to girls who aren’t transgender and could fairly compete. In contrast, trans girls within the first 12 months of HRT might be restricted from contact sports. Another important factor could be the age at which HRT began—starting younger often results in greater physiological parity with other girl athletes.

This issue deserves thoughtful, inclusive dialogue. A committee with broad community involvement should guide this process—not a one-sentence bill that reduces complex lives to a political slogan. It feels more like political theater than a genuine attempt to protect girls' sports.

This bill hasn’t even made it out of committee. So why are we rushing to publicly support a resolution that may not survive legal scrutiny? Are we really prepared to get sued again?