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Washington voters approve transgender athlete ban
The measure would require sex verification for girls’ sports and has drawn legal warnings from opponents who say it targets a small number of trans athletes.
- Washington voters approved Initiative 638, with approximately 57% supporting the measure, which prohibits transgender girls and other students assigned male at birth from competing in school sports designated for girls.
- The initiative requires students seeking to participate in girls' school sports to obtain healthcare-provider verification of their biological sex, based on reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup or testosterone levels.
- Supporters argued the restrictions are necessary to protect fairness and competitive opportunities for female athletes, while opponents said the requirements discriminate against transgender students and could subject all girls to unnecessary and invasive medical examinations.
- The measure reverses Washington's longstanding policy allowing transgender students to compete on teams matching their gender identity, and civil rights advocates have indicated they may challenge the new restrictions in court.
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Left-leaning Washington and Colorado join more conservative states in
Voters in left-leaning Washington state and Colorado have approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school-sanctioned sports. Measure 638 in Washington, which had more than 56% of the vote, will prevent students who were
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Why conservative transgender ballot measures passed amid blue wave
A series of restrictive transgender ballot measures passed in multiple states on Tuesday, marking a political and cultural phenomenon amid the blue wave that crushed Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress. The propositions’ passage in Nebraska and Arizona, which will institute bans on biological males in female sports, came as Colorado and Washington state […]
·Washington, United States
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