# MATT CALKINS: After years of threats and intimidation, the bullies in the women’s sports debate finally lost

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/matt-calkins-after-years-of-threats-and-intimidation-the-bullies-in-the-womens-sports-debate-finally-lost/
- Published: 2026-11-06T11:47:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T13:57:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/matt-calkins-years-threats-intimidation-bullies-womens-sports-debate-finally-lost
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Washington and Colorado voters backed measures separating boys’ and girls’ school sports.
- The writer frames the results as a setback for intimidation.
- Colorado opponents reportedly outspent supporters nearly 18 to one.

## Summary

Washington voters appear to have passed Initiative 638, and Colorado voters approved Proposition 134, measures that the article says will require school sports teams to be separated by sex. The writer presents the results as a victory for people who support women’s sports, arguing that voters in two strongly Democratic states backed the measures despite pressure and opposition.

The article also describes incidents of harassment and confrontations involving athletes and advocates who oppose males competing in women’s sports, including at school, rallies and sporting events. It says opponents of Proposition 134 spent $4.9 million, nearly 18 times the $270,000 spent by supporters, while campaign ads in Washington warned that Initiative 638 could lead to genital examinations. The article argues that these results show more people are willing to speak publicly on the issue, though it provides no vote totals.

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