Transgender player AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley hits the ball during a girls high school volleyball match against Norte Vista at Norte Vista High School in Riverside on Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Kirby Lee, Getty Images
In a long story, Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman reviews Proposition 134 that prohibits transgender athletes from playing on-school school sports teams. She reports 27 states have passed prohibitions. I stated that even with Colorado’s liberal reputation, Proposition 134 could pass.
National polling shows that a majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes participating in girls sports, giving Proposition 134 supporters an advantage despite Coloradan being more liberal than residents in many other state, pollster Floyd Ciruli said.
“Out of the 10 ballot measures (in this year’s election), it has a strong chance,” he said in an email. “I haven’t been a state poll, but the national polls show it’s popular. Democratic politicians have a hard time dealing with it.”
Link to article:
Coloradans weigh ban on transgender athletes playing on school teams that match their gender identities
By Jessica Seaman
October 23, 2026
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