Republican lawmakers, joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares and student athletes, gathered on Wednesday to support legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school sport teams inconsistent with their biological sex. The proposed legislation in both the House and Senate would mandate that students’ biological sex […]
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, lawmakers, student athletes and national activist Riley Gaines speak about bills to stop transgender athletes from participating in K-12 and collegiate female sports teams. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)
Republican lawmakers, joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares and student athletes, gathered on Wednesday to support legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school sport teams inconsistent with their biological sex.