‘Nonsense’: Earle-Sears blasts Fairfax transgender bathroom rules in fiery campaign stop

Virginia Lt Gov Winsome Earle-Sears the Republican nominee for governor in November called transgender bathroom initiative nonsense outside a Fairfax County Residents Schools board meeting on Thursday Fairfax much like neighboring Loudoun has been embroiled in disputes over administrators handling of complaints about transgender students sharing locker rooms Look at all of our wonderful parents who are saying that we're not for nonsense Earle-Sears commented outside the board meeting with a cheering crowd behind her Fairfax County Constituents Schools FCPS guidelines as described on its website requires speakers to be Fairfax County or Fairfax city residents or out-of-county residents with FCPS students in the household Earle-Sears does not live in Fairfax which is a Washington D C suburb BOYS SUSPENDED IN TRANSGENDER LOCKER ROOM DISAGREEMENT SPARK GOP BACKLASH IN VIRGINIAEarlier this month FCPS faced criticism over a male aspirant with facial hair being allowed to use the girls' room at West Springfield High School in Springfield Virginia The boy allegedly would also stand there and watch the girls according to a civil rights complaint shared by the New York Post FCPS staff on Monday addressed the situation by shortening the time girls could use the locker room to allow the boy to use it without them being in their presence according to the Post Earle-Sears stated that politicians may say they agree with her on the issue but that not enough show it Because if you love me you will make sure that my girl children are safe in the locker rooms and not having to undress in front of men she revealed VIRGINIA LEADERS REBUKE RACIST SIGN TARGETING GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE WINSOME EARLE-SEARS 'REPULSIVE' And we have our boys who want to maintain their own respect and dignity They too do not want to have to be forced to undress in locker rooms with transgendered males Earle-Sears called Title IX which critics of such restroom policies say they violate is what gives young girls a launch pad when it comes to women s rights She also urged reporters to press her opponent former Rep Abigail Spanberger D-Va to spell out her position arguing that the Democrat backed unsafe measures that force girls to change in front of men nude and vote accordingly ELON MUSK WADES INTO VIRGINIA TRANSGENDER BATHROOM CLASH SAYS DEM GOV CANDIDATE WRONGLY BLAMING TRUMP You have allowed her to get away with a word salad where she says a whole bunch of nothing and nobody understands Earle-Sears declared noting that Spanberger voted against the Parents Bill of Rights in Congress in Earle-Sears mentioned the bill also would have required parents to be notified if their child expressed a desire to transition or was in the process of doing so The bill also reported if my child is transitioning and you're helping I need to know that It also says if violence is happening in the schools I need to know that as a parent it says so several other things All Democrats and five Republicans voted against the bill which passed the House but not the Senate Inquired about her current view on transgender bathroom and sports policies Spanberger noted she wants to see law that would allow for individualization for each attendee affected based on age type of sport and competitiveness I m the mom of three daughters in Virginia general schools and they participate in all programs across the board I recognize the concern that families and locality members might have about the safety of their own kids about competitiveness about fairness she recounted reporters in Roanoke And I think the process that was in place for years was one that was working It was one that took individual circumstances and individual communities into account and I think that is the process that Virginia should continue to utilize she explained according to Roanoke s ABC affiliate In turn Spanberger criticized Earle-Sears and commented Virginia was last in the nation in math recovery from the COVID- pandemic while she was lieutenant governor While I recognize all issues are key to all Virginians I find it questionable that my opponent isn't talking about the issue that I know is number one that everywhere I go people are talking about Spanberger disclosed