With rally and ‘listening sessions’, WA initiative supporters deliver their message

By: Jerry Cornfield, Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 950

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Dori Whitford says she will travel anywhere to talk about the importance of keeping transgender athletes out of girls’ sports in Washington state.

On Tuesday, this brought her to Olympia, where the Mead High School track and cross country coach told a panel of Republican state lawmakers her “girls are suffering” and voters need to approve an initiative that will be on ballots in November to prevent transgender athletes from playing girls’ sports.

“I …

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