Colorado and Washington, both reliably Democratic states, have ballot measures to ban transgender girls from girls' school sports, which the Associated Press reports is the first time such a ban goes directly to voters. OPB/AP
opbVoters in 2 Democratic strongholds could ban transgender girls from girls school sportsColorado and Washington are reliably Democratic states where elected officials have rejected moves to ban transgender women and girls from female sports competitions. Now activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on both states’ ballots.
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