Panelists dispute the scale of trans athlete participation; data sources differ
Panelists questioned how many transgender athletes currently compete in Washington school sports. Proponents cited a national, self-reported database with larger counts; the WIAA was cited as saying the number of male-born athletes competing in girls' sports is much smaller.
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Panelists debated the appropriate evidence base for policy. One witness cited numbers drawn from an online database (heatcheated.org) that collects incident reports, while a moderator and others pointed to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), which panelists said reported far fewer cases — roughly "5 to 10" in a given year.
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