Betty Yee said transgender athletes should be able to compete in women’s sports and that the possibility of gender-neutral categories at the 2028 LA Olympics was a “conversation worth having.”

Her stance differs from that of Gov. Newsom, who has called transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports “deeply unfair.”

California gubernational candidate Betty Yee said that transgender female athletes should be able to compete in women’s sports and that she is open to having athletes of all gender identities compete in the same category in certain events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Her comments come as California legislation becomes a central focus in the national debate on the participation of transgender athletes in sports and elucidate her stance on one of the few issue

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