We use the law to advance
gender justice in the Northwest.
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In 1978, our founders envisioned a world free from gender discrimination. Our first case, Blair v. Washington State University, guaranteed equal access to school sports facilities and programs in Washington state. It also set a national precedent. Since then, we’ve made progress in every area of the law related to gender justice.
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Spotlight on the Washington State Election
We joined our friends at The SweatBox Yoga to talk through two ballot initiatives that would harm 2SLGBTQ+ youth
About Initiative 001
If passed, this law would make it impossible for youth to get confidential counseling and support at school. This would be harmful to young people in many different circumstances, including those who are experiencing violence at home, those seeking abortion care, and those exploring their gender or sexuality. It would essentially force schools to “out” those kids to unsupportive parents, putting them at risk of abuse or homelessness.
About Initiative 638
This discriminatory law would ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports teams at school. But it would also impact all cisgender girls who play on a sex-separated sports team.
In order to play, every athlete on a girls’ sports team would need to undergo an invasive sex verification test. That would most likely mean a genital exam — unless the family could afford more expensive genetic and hormone testing.
This only serves to discourage girls from participating in sports.
Spotlight on the Washington State Election
We joined our friends at The SweatBox Yoga to talk through two ballot initiatives that would harm 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
