Our Story
Two Decades of
Winning in Washington
For over a decade, our sister organization Gender Justice League has been at the center of transgender civil rights advocacy in Washington State — winning protections across 32+ state legislatures, testifying before the United Nations Human Rights Council, and building the state's most prominent annual Trans Pride celebration.
Gender Justice League Action was created in 2026 to expand that advocacy into the full arena of electoral and legislative power — the spaces where civil rights are ultimately won or lost.
As hundreds of anti-transgender bills have flooded state legislatures across the country and ballot initiatives have emerged as a tool to target LGBTQ+ students and roll back hard-won protections, we recognized that defending civil rights requires every tool available under the law.
GJLA gives our movement those tools.
Year One Priority
No Hate in WA State — 2026 Ballot Campaign
Our first major campaign opposes two 2026 ballot initiatives — IL26-001 and IL26-638 — that would force schools to out LGBTQ+ students, mandate invasive genital exams for girls in sports, and restrict students' access to help.
Learn About the Campaign