Activists supporting transgender rights rally against Washington state proposal to protect girls’ sports
Transgender-rights supporters marched through downtown Seattle on Thursday, a day after voters backed a measure barring students assigned male at birth from girls’ K–12 interscholastic sports. The new restrictions could face a legal challenge. Protesters met at Westlake Park and marched toward Pike Place Market. They were responding to Initiative 638, which also requires students […]
Two big wins! Colorado bars minors from getting surgeries to change their sex and protects girls’ sports
Colorado voters approved two ballot measures concerning transgender minors and school sports, proposals that opponents said could foster hostility toward LGBTQ people. Proposition 135 asked voters whether to prohibit medical professionals from providing surgeries to people under 18 intended to alter biological sex characteristics. It also bars public funds and insurance coverage from paying for […]
Washington State Democratic Party says the girls’ sports initiative is unconstitutional.
Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad called the voter-approved girls’ sports measure unconstitutional and said the party would support organizations that challenge it in court. In a Nov. 5 statement, Conrad said the result was “incredibly disheartening” but argued that voters had rejected anti-trans candidates elsewhere on the ballot. She added that the fight […]
‘Common sense prevails’: Washington voters push back against Democratic momentum on girls’ sports
A measure restricting transgender-identifying boys from competing in girls’ school sports has passed in deep-blue Washington, drawing criticism from LGBTQ advocates. The result came as Democrats made gains in other parts of the country. Supporters of the Washington measure say the vote shows that protecting girls’ sports can attract backing across party lines. Initiative 638 […]
Missing 10-year-old girl’s remains found in a car trunk — police arrest a startling suspect
People in Philadelphia who joined the search for a missing 10-year-old girl say they are shocked and angry after her foster mother was arrested more than a week after the child was last seen. Police issued a missing-person notice Monday for Jalayshia “Malayshia” Alford. Investigators said she was last seen alive on Oct. 22. On […]
Judges appointed by Democrats give Letitia James a win against a county seeking to protect girls’ sports
A New York appeals court has invalidated a Nassau County law that barred transgender girls and women from competing on women’s sports teams at county facilities, siding with Attorney General Letitia James in her dispute with County Executive Bruce Blakeman. The four-judge panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department, unanimously overturned a lower court ruling […]
Washington state voters seem to have approved the first-ever measure to separate boys’ and girls’ sports
REDMOND, Wash. — For Tumwater High School student Frances Staudt, Tuesday night brought the kind of tears that come with a long-awaited victory. After years of advocating for separate boys’ and girls’ sports, she watched as Washington voters appeared to back a measure she had helped champion. Initiative 638, which would require K-12 athletes to […]
Voters in four states decide Tuesday on proposals that could change girls’ and women’s sports nationwide.
Voters in four states will decide Tuesday whether to change rules governing who can compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Some proposals would also affect access to locker rooms and other private spaces. Arizona and Nebraska already limit biological males’ participation in female sports. A yes vote in either state would strengthen or broaden those […]
A biological male competing in a girls’ cross-country race keeps another runner and her team from advancing to the state meet.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — When the Camas High School runner’s name was announced, Joel Retzlaff shouted, “That’s a man!” But no one came forward to receive the award. The runner, who moved from the boys’ team to the girls’ team partway through the season, was not at the podium. Retzlaff is the father of Skyview […]
Two high school girls from Maine request federal officials to step in regarding a transgender soccer player.
Two high school girls from Maine are preparing to request intervention from federal authorities concerning a transgender soccer player’s participation on an opposing team. They allege that state eligibility rules have hindered fair competition for them and negatively impacted their teams’ performance. According to a draft Title IX complaint by Alliance Defending Freedom, shared with […]