The issue focused largely on transgender youth who lived or attended schools across Oregon that excluded transgender students from athletics or academics. Some worried about discrimination among athletes because their biological gender matches their assigned gender at birth. Others feared transgender athletes might suffer trauma because their biological gender matched their assigned gender at birth.

Opponents argue Oregon schools aren't enforcing antidiscrimination protections because transgender athletes aren't participating in athletics or academics. Opponents argue Oregon schools aren't enforcing antidiscrimination protections because transgender athletes aren't participating in athletics