Parental rights org celebrates passage of girls’ sports protection measures
(The Center Square) – A parental rights organization and other groups celebrated the victories from the 2026 midterm elections for protection of girls’ sports and private spaces in Arizona, Nebraska, Colorado and Washington. The groups said that protecting girls is not a partisan issue. Executive Director of parental rights group American Parents Coalition Alleigh Marré told The Center Square that “voters across very different states are saying the same thing, girls deserve fairness, safety, and opportunities of their own. “These states may vote very differently on candidates and plenty of other issues, which makes this message even clearer,” Marré said. “Protecting girls is not a Republican or Democrat issue. “Parents across the political spectrum understand that biological differences matter, and fairness, safety and privacy for our daughters should never depend on party politics,” Marré said. Indeed, Arizona voters passed Proposition 318 , which requires student athletics to be based on “biological sex” and also prohibits males from using female private spaces – such as restrooms – and vice versa. Nebraska similarly approved its Initiative Measure 442 which bars transgender-identifying individuals from participating in sports their biological sex does not align with. Notably, the initiative received a favorable vote from nearly
