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Nina Alworth 9/14/26 Nina Alworth 9/14/26

Surprising No One, The Evergreen Echo Endorses Resounding ‘No’ on I-638

In opposition to Let’s Go Washington, No Hate in Washington State argues that said biological determination screenings would be invasive, harmful, and would likely be unconstitutional in Washington. Since IL26-638 does not call for a bilateral implementation, or rather for biological girls to be barred from boys sports as well, NHWS argues that the initiative may be unconstitutional under Washington's anti-discrimination law.

Parker Dean 9/18/25 Parker Dean 9/18/25

Trans* Talk: Bathroom Bills

I began following a case titled Doe v. State of South Carolina, in which an anonymous transgender teenager (referred to only as John Doe) is challenging South Carolina’s state law which prohibits students of the opposite sex to enter changing rooms, restrooms, and other private facilities of one sex. This law, South Carolina’s Proviso 1.120, affects all students in public Pre-K through high schools, denying Trans* students the right to use the bathroom that corresponds to their identity. John Doe, who is entering 9th grade this year, has rallied the support of his family and the Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA), a local LGBTQ+ advocacy group.