Voters in 2 Democratic strongholds could ban transgender girls from girls school sports
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A person picks up a button during a "No Hate in WA State" rally against multiple initiatives on the November ballot, including Washington State Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls' sports, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
FILE- Ahnaleigh Wilson, 17, a track athlete who says she has competed against and placed behind transgender athletes at meets, holds a sign for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham in reference to her comments on transgender athletes during the first half of a WNBA basketball game between the Fever and Seattle Storm, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
A volunteer uses a reference card while phone banking for Let's Go Washington, a group backing Washington State Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls' sports, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Let's Go Washington staff member Josh Johnson, left, helps a volunteer while phone banking in support of Washington State Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls' sports, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A yard sign supporting Washington State Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls' sports, is seen in a median Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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A person picks up a button during a "No Hate in WA State" rally against multiple initiatives on the November ballot, including Washington State Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls' sports, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
