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All 12 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced during Va. legislative session die

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The Virginia General Assembly’s 2023 legislative session ended on Saturday without any of the 12 anti-LGBTQ bills that lawmakers introduced becoming law.

Republican lawmakers introduced measures that would have, among other things, banned transgender athletes from school teams that correspond with their gender identity and would have required school personnel to out trans students to their parents.

Other bills sought to ban transition-related health care for minors in the state. All of the measures died in the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate. “This session, 12 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the Virginia legislature targeted young people — specifically trans and nonbinary youth — further stigmatizing them at home, at school and in their communities.

Schools should be safe spaces for all youth, and especially those who may face discrimination or feel singled out because of who they are.

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