Show Notes
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into Initiative-638, the Washington ballot initiative that would bar male athletes from girls’ sports. Will it mean genital exams in the school gym, as the No campaign claims, or just a checked box on a form, as the Yes side argues? Plus: the Camas cross-country walkout, the short life and shorter death of Marsha’s, and a mysterious campaign impersonating a trans rights group in Texas. Jesse’s upcoming live shows: New York: Village Underground with Jeff MaurerPhiladelphia: Next In Line Comedy with Jeff Maurer, Tuesday Indiana ACLU in turmoil: Leadership change leads to attorney resignations—IndyStar Transgender ballot initiative could require genital exams for WA secondary school students—KUOW Medical Eligibility Form—WIAA“The fun wasn’t there anymore”: Teen runners say media circus over trans teammate ruined the season—LGBTQ Nation Camas cross-country girls runner forced to bunk with trans-identified male student during away meet—The Post Millennial AG Brown leads coalition supporting Minnesota’s trans-inclusive policy for youth sports—Washington Attorney General’s Office Children’s Sexual Development and Privacy: A Call for Evidence-Based Ethical Policy—Clinical Pediatrics Ursula: Allowing a trans student to race against girls in Camas only fuels hate toward the trans community—MyNorthwest Trans advocates, GOP rep want answers after Texans get texts impersonating group—KXAN Texas transgender rights group says it didn’t send texts that prompted call for an investigation—The Texas Tribune TENT’s statement—Transgender Education Network of Texas Texas Families Got Mail From a “Texas Transgender Student Union.” The Trans Group It Promotes Says It’s an Impersonation.—The New Transsexual False pamphlets causing backlash and confusion, Texas transgender rights group says—The Texas Tribune Mystery transgender mailers sent to Texas students traced to newly formed Wyoming company—CBS News Texas West Texas DA opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers—The Texas Tribune
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