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It was last August when Trevor Norcross first made the trip from San Luis Obispo County to Sacramento for the California Interscholastic Federation\u2019s executive committee meeting.<\/p>\n

During a heated public comment period, dominated by those who were opposed to transgender girls\u2019 participation on sports teams that align with their gender identity, he stood up and spoke.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI started coming to the CIF meetings by myself when I saw that the anti-trans crowd was showing up unopposed,\u201d Norcross told KQED. \u201cI just wanted to be on record that we\u2019re here, we care, and we matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years earlier, his daughter Lily had come out as transgender just before she entered high school. She joined the track team in her first year and found great joy in competing as a sprinter and long jumper during her first two seasons. But after the Trump administration reentered the White House in 2025, the Norcross family said, it seemed to open the door to a slew of outwardly hateful rhetoric.<\/p>\n

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