Two ballot measures in Washington and Colorado could put the question of who competes in girls’ sports before voters on November 3. Jennifer Sey, founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, said she hopes the proposals will establish clearer rules in states where she says such laws are not currently in place.
“There are ballot initiatives in two very blue states—Washington and Colorado, where I live,” Sey told Glenn Beck. She said Washington’s proposal is polling well. In Colorado, she said, early polling was positive, and organizers gathered 20% to 25% more signatures than required to qualify the measure.
Sey described the issue as one that can bring people together.
Beck asked what might happen if a measure passed with 60% of the vote, suggesting that those on the losing side could react angrily. Sey said a win in a strongly Democratic state might encourage similar efforts elsewhere, though she cautioned that a law would not end the dispute or necessarily stop the practices its supporters oppose.
“There will be a boundary, and we will have recourse when it happens,” she said, adding that she believes the issue is already arising in Washington.
Sey pointed to Logan Mihailoff, whom she described as having moved from a boys’ cross-country team to a girls’ team at CAS High School in Washington. She said he had gone from finishing near the back of the field to regularly placing on the podium.
She said she feels cautiously optimistic about both measures, while acknowledging that she is nervous about the outcome.
Beck said he believes public opinion is shifting, though he also described political opponents as increasingly angry. Sey agreed that some people may be distancing themselves from views they find extreme. In her view, the change is gradual, with small signs of growing disagreement.
