Left-leaning Washington and Colorado join more conservative states in banning transgender athletes
- Voters in Washington and Colorado approved measures restricting transgender athletes from participating in school-sanctioned sports.
- Washington's Measure 638 received over 56% of the vote, preventing students assigned male at birth from competing in female sports and requiring gender verification from a health care provider.
- Colorado's Proposition 134 passed with 52% support, requiring schools and athletic associations to classify sports as male, female or coed, based on athletes' sex assigned at birth.
- The results represent a political shift, as voters in traditionally Democratic states supported restrictions that Republican-led states have increasingly adopted.
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The voters of Washington State, although usually associated with the American left, have approved a law that prohibits the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports competitions.
The measure that prevents transgender athletes from competing in women's teams was approved in Washington, marking a setback for LGBTQ defenders.With 80% of the votes counted, 57% supported the initiative.The decision takes place in a context of similar measures in other states.
Washington state voters approve transgender athlete ban
With about 80 percent of ballots counted Friday, approximately 57 percent of voters approved the measure while 43 percent opted against it, and opponents conceded defeat. The initiative will require the prohibition of trans girls from "competing with and against female students." Approval of the conservative measure in a state that normally votes Democratic stands in stark contrast to the otherwise disappointing November 3 midterm vote for Repub…
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