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Justice Dept sues California over transgender athletes

. President Donald Trump listens as African Leaders deliver remarks during a multilateral lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House.[AFP]

The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against California on Wednesday for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

Female student athletes in California are being subjected to "unfair competition and reckless endangerment by male participation on female high-school sports teams," the department said.

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