Washington state passes ballot measure banning trans girls from school sports
Summary
Washington voters approved Initiative 638, which requires students seeking to join girls’ school sports teams to provide healthcare-provider statements verifying their biological sex. The measure had nearly 57% support as votes were still being counted Thursday morning; it applies to girls’ sports and does not require similar checks for boys.Key Facts
- Initiative 638 applies to elementary, middle and high school girls’ sports teams.
- The measure calls for verification through a healthcare provider and allows hormone or genetic tests or genital examinations.
- Washington had allowed transgender students to play on teams matching their gender identity for nearly two decades.
- The state’s interscholastic sports association said it knew of about 10 transgender middle and high school athletes among more than 200,000 students competing statewide.
- More than 25 states have adopted bans on transgender youth participating in sports teams matching their gender identity, according to the article.
- Voters in Arizona and Nebraska also approved similar ballot measures this week, while a proposed Colorado ban was leading in early results but had not been called.
- The initiative was introduced in 2025 by Let’s Go Washington, a political action committee founded by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood.
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