Anti-trans ballot measures pass in four states, setting up new legal battles

By Joe Reberkenny, Washington Blade Courtesy of the NLGBTQ Media Association Five states across the country had ballot initiatives targeting transgender people and seeking to restrict their rights in some form, from bathroom restrictions to limitations on access to school sports. Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington all considered measures targeting transgender people during the 2026 election. Missouri’s anti-trans ballot initiative failed; while voters in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and Washington approved their respective measures. Arizona In Arizona, voters passed Proposition 318, also known as the Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act, with approximately 58.7 percent of the vote. The proposition, which was placed on the ballot by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature, expands the state’s existing Sports Participation Ban, passed in 2022, which restricts trans girls from competing on public school girls’ sports teams.

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