A series of restrictive transgender ballot measures passed in multiple states on Tuesday, marking a political and cultural phenomenon amid the blue wave that crushed Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress. The propositions’ passage in Nebraska and Arizona, which will institute bans on biological males in female sports, came as Colorado and Washington state […]

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A ballot measure requiring schools to designate “biological sexes” to sports teams, is projected to pass, according to Decision Desk HQ. Voters approved the constitutional amendment, known as Initiative Measure 442, which would require public schools, both K-12 and colleges and universities — in addition to any private schools that compete against them — to…

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