‘Common sense prevails’: Washington voters buck blue wave on girls’ sports

An unlikely victory for advocates of protecting women’s sports has rocked a deep-blue state — and LGBTQ protesters aren’t at all happy about it.

While a blue wave swept the nation on Tuesday, some argue that common sense prevailed in Washington state.

‘This vote is a testament that that evil will not win in our state.’

Washington Initiative 638’s proposed update to existing law would require a signed physician’s note that “verifies the student’s biological sex” and would “prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against female students.”

AP News reported that the initiative barring trans-identifying males from participating in women’s sports passed with strong support: 1,438,212 votes, or 56.8%, in favor versus 1,094,168 votes, or 43.2%, against the measure, with 78.5% of the votes counted.

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