Women’s Rights Group Sues to Remove Ballot Initiative that Would Limit Transgender Female Student Athletes in School Sports

A women’s rights group is trying to keep a Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo-led proposed ballot initiative, which would limit transgender female student athletes to school sports based on their sex at birth, off the 2026 ballot.

Lombardo announced last month he would be leading the ballot initiative “to ensure girls’ sports are fair and athletes are safe.” If passed, the measure would amend the Equal Rights Amendment, which Nevada voters passed in 2022, to largely prevent K-12 and college transgender female student athletes from playing in a sport that best aligns with their gender identity.

Read more at AP News