Proposition 134 – Male and Female Participation in School and Collegiate Sports

Prop 134 requires K-12 schools and colleges to designate sports teams as biological male only, biological female only, or mixed. Prop 134 restricts participation in the single-sex sports teams based on the participant’s biological reproductive systems, with the exception of allowing a female to participate on a male team if no female team exists at the school.

The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act prohibits schools from excluding students from extracurricular activities that align with their gender identity, which may differ from their biological sex. President Trump issued an Executive Order directing federal agencies to interpret Title IX (which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs) as prohibiting biological males from participating on female sports teams. In June the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can maintain separate sports teams based on biological sex.

NCAA rules already restrict participation on female collegiate sports teams to students assigned female at birth, but these rules do not apply to intramural collegiate sports.

Recommendation: No

Childhood, adolescence and young adulthood are periods of discovering one’s identity, principles, and philosophy. Many of us have learned the term gender dysphoria in recent years and often hear about a mental health crisis among youth. Offering youth the opportunity to get off their phones, to bond with teammates, and to get physical exercise in a low-stakes environment regardless of gender identity should be encouraged.

Now that collegiate athletes can make a lot of money on NIL (name, image and likeness) deals, NCAA sports have become higher stakes. Intramural collegiate sports are lower stakes and should remain open to wider participation.

Website for the Yes Side – Protect Kids Colorado
https://www.protectkidscolorado.org/

Website for the No Side – Families Not Politics
https://familiesnotpolitics.com/


Approved Ballot Language
Proposition 134 (STATUTORY)

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new law restricting participation in all K-12 and collegiate school sports based on the participant's sex as determined by certain aspects of their biological reproductive system, and, in connection therewith, requiring a school, institution of higher education, or athletic association to designate each school or intramural athletic team or sport as male, female, or coeducational; only allowing participants to compete on the team or sport of their designated sex or to compete on a coeducational team; creating an exception to allow a female to participate on a male-designated team or sport if there is no female team available; prohibiting a government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking other adverse action against a school for maintaining separate teams or sports for females; and providing the commissioner of education with the authority to enforce the proposed initiative for K-12 school districts?

YES/FOR ___
NO/AGAINST ___

Prop 134 initiative language filed with the Secretary of State
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/Initiatives/titleBoard/filings/2025-2026/109Final.pdf