Left-leaning Washington and Colorado join more conservative states in banning transgender athletes

Houston Chronicle · WILL GRAVES · 2026-11-06 02:04 UTC

Voters in Washington and Colorado have approved measures to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports. Washington's Measure 638 prevents students assigned male at birth from playing...

Voters in left-leaning Washington state and Colorado have approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school-sanctioned sports.

Measure 638 in Washington, which had more than 56% of the vote, will prevent students who were assigned male at birth from participating in sports designated for female athletes. The measure also requires athletes wanting to play in female sports to produce a statement from a health care provider verifying their gender.

Proposition 134 in Colorado will require educational institutions and athletic associations to assign sports as male, female or coed. The proposal, which was supported by 52% of voters, will also limit athletes to playing in sports in the gender they were assigned at birth.

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