Virginia Health Board Approves Start of Process for Transgender Sports and Facilities Regulations

Youngkin orders protection of women’s rooms as Loudoun schools ask students to promote ‘Coming Out Day'

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on Thursday directing the Virginia Board of Health to draft regulations preventing biological males from participating in female sports and changing in their locker rooms.The order follows controversy in a Washington-area county, where the school district will mark LGBTQ+ History Month in October – and at least one elementary school reportedly encouraged students to observe "National Coming …

Virginia and Texas Move to Protect Girls’ and Women’s Private Spaces

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin directed the state’s Board of Health to take steps to protect sex-segregated spaces and activities. Similarly, in Texas, Governor Abbott recently signed the Texas Women’s Privacy Act into law, protecting girls and women in locker rooms, showers, bathrooms, prisons and domestic violence shelters. Here’s what happened in these states. Virginia The Family Foundation, a Focus on the Family-allied public policy group,…

Virginia advances plan to ban transgender girls from girls sports

Shortly after the board voted, Gov. Glenn Younkin issued an executive directive, directing the panel "to heed the call of common sense."

Youngkin Orders VA Board To Protect Girls' Sports, Locker Rooms

'The health and safety of women and girls in sex separated spaces and participating in athletic competitions is in serious jeopardy due to irresponsible policies.'

Virginia health board approves start of process for transgender sports and facilities regulations

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. The Virginia State Board of Health approved the start of a regulatory process Thursday morning to create rules that would prevent transgender women from playing in female sports or using female changing rooms.The brief portion of a larger State Board of Health meeting begins what could be a years-long process on these regulations, meaning it will carry over into the next administration for the next Virginia Governor.In August…

Virginia governor issues directive to protect women's sports, designate safe locker rooms

Virginia Gov. Youngkin issued an executive directive on Thursday aimed at protecting women and girl's sports, as well as designating safe spaces for them.