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Abigail Spanberger’s Virginia Gubernatorial campaign came under fire from women’s sports rights activists this week. A woman’s swimmer who sues a college in his state over an incident involving a trans swimmer that is chimeted.
During the first debate against Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, Spanbeger was asked if she would resign to the current governor Glen Yunkin’s executive order to keep biological men out of girls’ sports.
Spanberger’s response became viral.
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“My answer is that in each local community decisions, parents and teachers and teachers in each community have to be made. It should not be dictated by politicians,” Spanberger said. “I am the mother of three daughters in Virginia Public Schools, and nothing is more important to me than their safety and their experience in schools,” Spanberger added in response to questions about her attitude towards trans -fun questions.
Former Roanoke Women’s Swim Captain Lily Mullens, who led an athlete rebellion against the program in 2023, culminating in a press conference and trial, Pakinomist Digital told her reaction to Spanberger’s response.
“The cowardice and rejection of giving a clear yes or no on keeping Governor Youngkin’s policy to protect Virginia’s girls destroying all confidence in Spanberger’s judgment and integrity. I am convinced that if you are unable to condemn one outward, abandon for the rights of girls who live in the great conscience of Virginia, then you are unworthy, there is no office, there Governor, “Mullens said.
“For a person who has to represent all constituents in Virginia, she should be able to clearly answer questions instead of browing to the radical gender ideology, especially when asked about a question that an overwhelming majority favors to keep men out of women’s space.”
Mullens continued to express support for Winsome-Sears, which is firmly supported by the mandate to keep trans athletes out of girls’ sports.
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“Winsome Sears, a true leader, has made his position clear as someone obliged to protect women and girls with what is spanning and her party lacks: common sense. I can certify as I know what it is like to feel as if your rights like a woman are completely overlooked by those in power.”
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ launched a study of Roanoke’s handling of 2023 of the situation involving Mullens, her teammate and trans -athlete. It concluded that the college denied the female swimmers accommodation, benefits and privileges on the basis of sex, caused women’s emotional, physical and honorable injuries and violated Virginia Human Rights Act (VHRA).
“I know what it is like to feel like your rights like a woman are completely overlooked by the powerful. My teammates and I urged our story to be the last, but unfortunately because of the lack of leadership from those pushing this anti-Woman agenda, we have had to see more girls suffering,” Mullens continued. “Virginia needs people like Lt. Governor Sears and Ag Miyares now more than ever. This debate made that fact quite clear.”
Miyare’s report also suggested that the female swimmers who were discriminated against are entitled to seek financial damage because the school’s policy violated VHRA according to the state code.
Documents obtained by Pakinomist Digital stated that six female swimmers at the Roanoke College team applied for May’s travel courses that were run by school three days before a press conference took place where some expressed their dissatisfaction with having a transgender swim on their team.
“Two weeks after the press conference, Roanoke rejected professors in charge of Japan and Greece travel conditions the female swimmers ‘applications,” Miyares’ findings said.
The documents noted that VHRA blocked “illegal discrimination and retaliation from educational institutions on the basis of sex” and that “no educational institution can ‘refuse, withhold or refuse’ any stays, benefits or privileges on the basis of sex.” Any implementation of a discriminatory policy will be considered discrimination under the law.
Roanoke College released a statement that it “categorically denies the non -built -in claim that its Trustees, Faculty, Personnel, Coaches or Administration violated human rights of all students or reciprocated against them in any way.”
The school said it adopted a policy that was “stricter than the NCAA position which made the student who was not eligible to compete.”
Former Roanoke -winds swimming Lily Mullens (Courtesy of icons)
“As the report says: As an actual case, the office does not find sufficient evidence that women were denied the possibility of competing in this case or that the college even exposed the women to a hostile environment based on sex. ‘The report claims that our faculty is reciprocated against members of the women’s swimming team by rejecting their applications to May to Courses,” the school said. “This accusation is obviously false; our faculty acted in good faith and followed our usual process regarding students’ choice of May thermine courses.”
Elsewhere in Virginia, questions related to transsexual bathrooms and sports tissue large. In August, five Northern Virginia school districts were found by the Department of Education to be in violation of Title IX so as not to roll back policies that allow transking students.
Last month, a federal judge rejected litigation brought by two of the districts and tried to challenge Trump administration’s finding, which imposes restrictions on districts’ federal funding unless they make a change.
Meanwhile, A case To involve two Virginia boys who were suspended and found responsible by their school for sexual harassment after he was caught on the camera complaining about each other about a transgender classmate using their dressing room is also currently playing in the federal court right now.
