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‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletes

A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens F or Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a…

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A Washington referendum proposing to bar transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports has sparked broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teenagers. Seattle‑based pediatric nurse Kelsey Gellner says the measure violates her professional duty, calling the required genital examinations for any student seeking to join a girls’ team “invasive and extreme.” The ballot initiative would make those exams a condition for competition, prompting criticism from those who support trans youth.

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