Each of the two proposals before lawmakers in the state of Washington needed 60% to pass. Neither managed to reach that level. One that would have restricted transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports got 58.5%. The other, which would have created an open division, garnered 24.5%.
Steve McConkey of 4 WINDS USA notes how this might affect future competition in the state. "[When] the state championships come in Washington, they're going to have a transgender athlete probably win a women's race," he tells AFN.
Meanwhile, in New Hampshire a judge has sided with a school district after it banned parents who silently protested against boys playing in girls' sports. Parents of students in the Bow School District wore pink wristbands displaying "XX" (representing the female chromosomes) into the soccer stadium during a girls' game in September. The opposing team had a biological male player.
McConkey contends that a majority of Americans are for restricting trans athletes. But he says parents need to speak up at board meetings and resist the berating from LGBTQ proponents.
"They've just got to keep pushing. The parents have got to stand up and hold their elected officials accountable," he urges. "Parents need to rise up and say 'Enough.' Don't be afraid of the school district."
LifeSiteNews reports the New Hampshire court's ruling in favor of the Bow School District keeps in place the ban on the parents who wore the wristbands.
