How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girls

Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives Spread In Five States, As Some Opposition To Them Grows

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.As the 2026 elections approach, transgender people across the country are watching one fight in particular: a wave of anti-trans ballot measures heading directly to voters this November. Five states—Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington—are set to put measures before the electorate that would target tran…

Letter: Open discussion about girls’ sports

The United States Supreme Court has confirmed that states may enact laws protecting girls’ school sports by reserving female athletic competitions for biological girls. Whether someone agrees or disagrees with these policies, one point should unite us: These decisions deserve open public discussion.

How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girls

When Bella, a high school senior in Washington, heard that a ballot initiative to restrict transgender girls’ participation in school sports would appear before voters in her state this November, she already had her misgivings. She wasn’t trans, but some of her teammates on her school’s ultimate frisbee team were — girls she considered family after years of competing side by side. Bella, 17, who asked to be identified only by her first name, cou…