Colorado is a solidly blue state with protections for trans people on the books. When a hospital stopped providing gender-affirming care to trans youth because of policies from the Trump administration, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that it had to resume care (the hospital is now being sued over its claim that the doctors are refusing to provide the care). And yet, on Tuesday, trans rights might be decided by voters through ballot initiatives.

Voters in the Centennial State will be faced with Propositions 134 and 135. A “yes” vote on Prop 134 supports defining student athletes’ gender by their “biological reproductive systems” and forcing them to only compete on teams that align with that gender. A “yes” on Prop 135 supports a ban on gender-affirming surgeries for trans minors: a rare situation that is limited to top surgery anyway. A carveout in the proposition allows cis people to still receive the same care denied to trans people.

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