A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens<\/p>\n
For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls \u201cinvasive and extreme\u201d: all students who wish to compete on girls\u2019 teams would have to undergo genital exams.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tell my kids and patients that my No 1 job is to keep them safe,\u201d said Gellner, who is also a board member of the Washington State Nurses Association. \u201cI can say with confidence that girls do not want to have an unnecessary exam that creates an unsafe barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n
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