Post by @gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world

2026-11-04 13:17 UTC

WA Initiative 638 to ban trans girls in school sports leads An effort to ban transgender girls from girls school sports in Washington was leading in election results released Tuesday night. According to the Secretary of State’s office, 54% of voters said yes on Initiative 638, one of three ballot measures backed by conservative political committee Let’s Go Washington. More votes will be counted in the coming days. Archived at archive.ph/2dosL

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@velma@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-04 13:23

I-638 only applies to transgender girls and not transgender boys, and requires all students on K-12 girls sports teams to provide medical documentation that confirms their “biological sex,” according to the initiative’s language. If the initiative passes, it could throw the blue state’s status as a haven for transgender people into question. If the final vote count indicates the initiative has passed, it will also likely face a legal challenge if approved by voters, several legal experts told The Times. It should be challenged and I hope it is. Targeting only girls with this initiative shouldn’t pass muster. I’m deeply disappointed in my fellow Washingtonians.

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@Clambake0351@piefed.zip 2026-11-04 14:34

Reminder that gay marriage failed in California back in ’08. People will come around, but it takes time to overcome ignorance at this scale. For now, it’s on all of us to do what we can to support the community and highlight how these injustices impact real people - hate thrives on ignorance.

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@SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 14:36

This is an unfortunate setback. Here in California, I’m pleasantly surprised at one thing. I really thought we were set to pass a draconian voter ID law. It appears to be going down like Lauren Boobert in an NBA locker room.

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