LGBTQ press conference at track meet involving trans athlete descends into chaos, police summoned

CLOVIS, Calif. — A press conference held outside the California Interscholastic Federation state track championships turned into a heated confrontation when activists from the “Save Girls Sports” movement arrived, prompting police to respond.

The press conference, organized by the local LGBTQ advocacy groups Pride at the Pier and Rainbow Families Action, was held in support of AB Hernandez, a transgender athlete competing in three girls’ jumping events. Hernandez’s mother, Nereyda Hernandez, and other activists spoke at the event, voicing their support for the athlete.

Near the end of the press conference, a group of “Save Girls Sports” activists, led by Beth Bourne, approached the crowd and engaged in a heated verbal confrontation with the participants. Bourne told Fox News Digital, “I just wanted to share my signs, and just talk about how not only is this unfair to the girls competing in sports, but it’s also unfair to the athlete, to AB Hernandez, to lie to him about his biological reality.”

Daisy Gardner, a pro‑LGBTQ activist, responded in an interview, saying, “I hope that she is able to learn and educate and open up her heart and heal with her family.”

Clovis police vehicles were parked nearby, and multiple officers came to oversee the confrontation when the shouting began. The officers did not intervene directly, and the dispute eventually subsided without any arrests. The Clovis Police Department declined to comment on the incident.

This is the second consecutive year that the CIF state finals have been overshadowed by controversy over Hernandez’s participation. Last year, a pro‑transgender activist was arrested on charges of allegedly assaulting a “Save Girls Sports” activist with a trans pride flag.