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Colorado Qualifies Ballot Measure 109 on School Sports Eligibility, Gathering 25% More Signatures Than Required

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Colorado Qualifies Ballot Measure 109 on School Sports Eligibility, Gathering 25% More Signatures Than Required

Q: The IOC now mandates SRY gene tests. Will all female athletes face invasive screening simply to compete?

Yes. Under the IOC’s new 2026 policy, all athletes entering the women’s category for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are expected to undergo a one-time SRY gene screening. The IOC says the initial screen would use a saliva sample, cheek swab, or blood test, and presents it as the least intrusive way to verify eligibility. On that narrow point, not every athlete would face a physical exam simply to enter competition. But the larger concern is what happens after a positive result. Critics, including medical and human-rights groups, say women who test positive for the SRY gene could be pushed into more invasive follow-up scrutiny, including additional genetic analysis, hormonal review, and in some cases clinical or gynecological examinations. That is why opponents describe the policy as invasive even if the first test itself is relatively simple. The policy is also controversial because the SRY gene is not universally accepted as a definitive marker of sex or athletic advantage. The IOC itself moved away from broad sex testing decades ago after scientific and ethical criticism. Experts warn the new rule could affect not only transgender athletes but also some cisgender women with differences of sex development. So the short answer is: all female-category athletes would likely face mandatory genetic screening, but not all would automatically face invasive exams. The risk of invasive procedures is concentrated among those whose test results trigger further review.

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Colorado organizers qualified Ballot Initiative 109 for the November ballot, putting a measure before voters that would require high school and college athletes to compete based on sex assigned at birth.
25% more signatures than required got the proposal over the line, Jennifer Sey said, framing the effort as a low-budget grassroots campaign in a deeply blue state.
Washington is advancing a similar initiative, and Sey said the Colorado drive is part of a broader strategy to use voter-backed ballot measures in blue and purple states.
Trump's February 2025 executive order already directs sports participation by sex assigned at birth, but Sey argued state-by-state and national legislation is still needed because future administrations could reverse it and some states are ignoring it.

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