Legal challenge against ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports is poised to set off a battle over rightsA coalition of advocacy groups are preparing to mount a legal challenge against a Washington state ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports, which voters approved in last week’s midterm election and will go into effect next month.The challenge is poised to set off a protracted legal battle over the rights of trans youth in Washington, which has functioned as a safe haven for thousands of trans people fleeing states that have enacted anti-trans laws in recent years. Continue reading...
‘The blue wave isn’t applicable to trans people’: advocates in Washington state prepare to fight ban

Legal challenge against ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports is poised to set off a battle over rights A coalition of advocacy groups are preparing to mount a legal challenge against a Washington state ballot initiative that bans transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports, which voters approved in last week’s midterm election and will go into effect next month. The challenge is poised to set off a protracted legal battle over the righ
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- ‘The blue wave isn’t applicable to trans people’: advocates in Washington state prepare to fight ban.
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