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Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative
Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative
Washington · November 3, 2026
What this measure does
Require school and voluntary nonprofit athletics to prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against biologically female students
A yes vote means
Schools would be required to prevent students who are biologically male from competing on female sports teams.
A no vote means
Schools would continue to set their own policies about which sports teams students can join based on their gender identity or other criteria.
Simple explanation
This measure would require schools to keep boys and girls' sports teams separate based on biology at birth, rather than allowing students to compete based on their current gender identity. Think of it like a rule that says sports teams have to be divided by whether someone was born male or female, not by what gender they identify as today.
Who's for it, who's against it
Support
- Ahnaleigh Wilson and Frances Staudt, Let's Go Washington
- IL26-001
- Let's Go Washington
- Moms for Liberty, Washington
- November 3, 2026
- Political Action Committee
- Republican Party of Washington
- State Sen. Judith Warnick (R)
- Washington State Catholic Conference
- Washington State Young Republicans
- XX-XY Athletics
Opposition
- ACLU of Washington
- Democratic Party of Washington
- Fuse Washington
- Gender Justice League
- No Hate in WA State
- Northwest Progressive Institute
- Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates of Washington
- Pro-Choice Washington
- Queer Community Network
- SEIU 775
- U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
- U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-7)
- Washington Education Association
- Washington Youth Alliance Action Fund
Source: Ballotpedia