Despite Objections, Doctors Group Cited in WA Voter Guide for Initiative to Bar Trans Students From Girls Sports

GOP group falsely implies pediatricians support genital exams in anti-trans sports bans

A GOP-led group refused to remove the American Academy of Pediatrics' name from a voter guide describing the ban.

Despite objections, doctors group cited in WA voter guide for initiative to bar trans students from girls sports

The initiative campaign seeking to bar trans students from girls sports in Washington says it will not comply with a request from the American Academy of Pediatrics to remove mention of the medical group from its entry in the state voters pamphlet.

Pediatrics association tells transphobes not to use its name to push for school sports genital exams

This story originally appeared on Them.This medical group would like transphobes to keep its name out of their mouth. A right-wing anti-trans campaign seeking to ban trans athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity has decided not to comply with a request from the American Academy of Pediatrics to remove mention of the medical group in a voters’ pamphlet sent to 3.6 million people in Washington State, per a report in the Sea…