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The Republican Standard
- February 16, 2024
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Two transgender students in Virginia have initiated legal action against the state, contesting recent guidelines restricting transgender students’ participation in sports teams aligned with their gender identities and permitting teachers to reject preferred names and pronouns. Filed in state court, the first case involves a transgender high school girl in York County who alleges that […]

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The Republican Standard
- August 12, 2022
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After refusing to pass a transgender policy required by Virginia law, the Hanover County Public School Board has introduced a proposed transgender policy that, if enacted, will require a written request from both the student and their parents if that student wants to use a restroom or locker room that doesn’t correspond with their biological sex. Under […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- July 29, 2022
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Attorney General Jason Miyares has added Virginia to a lawsuit that is attempting to force schools to choose between letting students go hungry or pushing leftist agenda ideals on them. According to reporting done by VPM, Miyares joined a coalition of 22 Republican attorneys general in the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday, against the U.S. […]

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The Republican Standard
- June 8, 2022
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A group of parents and teachers is suing the Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS) over policies that require teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns and to keep the students’ preference confidential from their family. The plaintiffs are represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has filed several lawsuits against Virginia school districts over transgender- and […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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- May 11, 2022
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Delegate Danica Roem (D-Manassas) is running for Senate District 30, a newly created district that slightly favors Democrats in the Virginia Public Access Project ranking. In an announcement video, Roem, who is transgender, highlighted Republican-led legislation on LGBTQ issues. “Across the country, we’re seeing discriminatory politicians attack LGBTQ kids instead of serving their constitutents. Now is the […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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- May 3, 2022
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WarnerMedia Discovery, the company that owns the now failed CNN+, is set to air a show on another streaming service aimed at children who dress in hypersexual drag costumes to explore their identities in a new show called “Generation Drag.” Hosted and executive produced by former supermodel Tyra Banks, and set for a June 1 […]

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- January 22, 2019
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In a 5-4 decision, the justices upheld the enforcement of the ban on transgender military service members while litigation continues as it returns to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for further proceedings. 

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...