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.

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.

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    13 days ago

    At that point we can just say that, let’s just let the girls and boys play together so the Trump-Epstein coalition doesn’t come in to examine their genitals.

    • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      12 days ago

      In a non patriarchal society. This would be great. But, unfortunately, we live in a patriarchal society and this would just result in more children being pushed out of sports because of toxic environments.

      If you think kids are mean. Wait until you hear all the parents that verbally abuse kids on the field because of their “inferior” gender identity. Or the coaches that form “nonbinary” teams of all cis boys. “Our team sucks because it has too many girls”.

      I played on a “mixed” summer softball team as a kid in South Georgia. It was literally just for fun and had no “championship”. Each game was entirely independent. Half of the already few girls quit after a few games. Little 8 year old girls crying because of shit they heard parents saying or that the other kids repeated.

      This shit goes deep into our culture and society. Until that changes doing “all gender” sports is not a good idea in practice.

      There are so few trans kids in our population. There are even fewer that want to play sports. The best thing to do now is let kids play on the team they want play on. And never ever ever allow these “genital inspection days”.