Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports. Still, since 2020, 27 states have passed laws banning them from participating in sports based on their gender identity.

Activists who want to keep transgender athletes out of girls’ sports think they now have a playbook that works in Democratic states: Put the issue on the ballot. Even amid an overwhelming blue wave

Transgender athletes’ participation in women’s and girls’ sports has been in the public spotlight this summer. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states can restrict transgender women and girls from participating in women’s and girls’ sports.

Voters in left-leaning Washington state and Colorado have approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school-sanctioned sports.

The measures in Arizona, Colorado and Washington state would restrict transgender students from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

Despite Republican losses across the board, ballot initiatives against transgender athletes in women's sports seem headed to victory.

Advocates for transgender Americans are trying to pick up the pieces and move forward after suffering significant defeats at the ballot box even amid last week’s historic blue wave.

Four states approved new or expanded sports restrictions. Here’s what polling says about Utahns’ views on the issue.