Nebraska girls deserve real fairness in sports. That means protecting girls’ physical safety, protecting their opportunities for scholarships, and protecting their right to fair competition.
Fairness for Girls is a ballot initiative effort to protect in girls’ sports in the Nebraska Constitution.
In 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed a bill protecting girls’ sports. But those safeguards are only statutory, not constitutional, which means they can be weakened, repealed, or overturned—something opponents are already promising to do. And we can’t play defense.
To qualify for the 2026 election, signatures from 10% of Nebraska’s registered voters must be collected by July 3rd, including at least 5% of registered voters in 38 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Petitions are currently being circulated, and we need your help.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Biological males have significant physical advantages — higher muscle mass, greater bone density, and elevated testosterone levels. Allowing men to compete in girls’ sports destroys a level playing field and undermines fairness for our daughters.
Over 900 medals have been awarded to biological males competing in girls’ sports. That means lost championships, lost scholarships, and lost opportunities for young women. Nebraska must stand up for our daughters and protect their future.
In contact sports like rugby, wrestling, and boxing — and even in basketball and volleyball — biological males pose real physical risks to female athletes. Protecting girls from preventable, potentially life-altering injuries is not controversial. It’s common sense.
OBJECT STATEMENT
The object of this petition is to amend the Nebraska Constitution to establish constitutional protections for sex-separate athletics to ensure equal access to athletic opportunities for females.
PROPOSED LANGUAGE
Article VII of the Constitution of Nebraska shall be amended by adding a new section 16 as shown:
Art. VII §16. Equal access to athletic opportunities for females.
(1) Schools must expressly designate each athletic team or sport as one of the following based on biological sex: (a) Males, men, or boys; (b) females, women, or girls; or (c) coed or mixed.
(2) Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall not be open to students of the male sex.
(3) For purposes of this section, “schools” shall mean interscholastic, intercollegiate, and intramural athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a common school of this state, a public postsecondary educational institution of this state, or any school or institution of learning in this state not owned or exclusively controlled by the state or a political subdivision thereof whose athletic teams or sports compete against a common school or public postsecondary educational institution of this state.
(4) This section shall be self-executing, but legislation may be enacted to facilitate its operation. If any part or parts of this section are found to conflict with federal law or the Constitution of the United States, this section shall be implemented to the maximum extent permitted by federal law and the Constitution of the United States. Any provision held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section.
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