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Braun Pushes Initiative 638 to Ban Trans Girls Sports

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  • State Sen. John Braun (R) is campaigning for Initiative 638 to ban transgender girls from school sports.
  • The measure would require a health-care provider’s verification of sex on sports physicals and bar transgender girls.
  • Braun intensified his push after Camas athletes quit a cross-country race to protest a trans teammate.
  • A Let’s Go Washington poll shows 56 percent support, while Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez opposes the initiative.