Young female athletes in Washington schools would likely have to obtain genital exams to participate in school sports, if a controversial ballot initiative passes in November.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47853701

Language in the initiative claims that kids are already required to undergo verification of their “biological sex” before they can play sports. But KUOW spoke with medical professionals and a school sports official who said otherwise. Paperwork used by medical professionals in sports physicals also shows that the initiative would be a departure from current state requirements for athletic participation.

According to the initiative, students would have several options to confirm their sex: a visual genital exam, a lab test to determine their genetic makeup, or an analysis of testosterone levels in the blood. The genital exam, which a medical professional can conduct without touching the child, would likely be the most accessible option for most kids.

  • CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    This is Brian Heywood. Brian isn’t too bright (he’s dumb as fuck, actually), and moved to WA from California to “escape the left”. Once he realized that WA was further to the left than CA, he began absuing the ballot initiative process and is using the whole “flood the zone” tactic with them. In the last session, he had a handful of them, and only one of them passed (related to the state having to offer natural gas hookups to residents). Luckily, it was the least consequential, but it does show that flooding voters with misleading initiatives can be effective.

    Brain Heywood should be run out of the state. He’s a net negative in every way.