West Virginia Gov. Signs Anti-Transgender Law.
West Virginia Governor signed an anti Trans youth law despite not knowing any examples of situations this bill purports to ‘rectify.’ (NBC News)
Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor
“On Friday, when pressed by MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle to provide an example of a trans child “trying to gain an unfair competitive advantage” at a school in the state, Justice, a Republican, said he couldn’t.
“I don’t have that experience exactly to myself right now,” Justice said. When she pressed him harder, he said, “I can’t really tell you one, but I can tell you this, Stephanie: I’m a coach. I coach a girls’ basketball team, and I can tell you that we all know what an absolute advantage boys would have playing against girls.””
Finding solutions in search of ‘problems’ where none exist, is the latest fad in the culture war to sweep though right wing state legislatures across America. Trans youth need protection and reassurance but GOP legislatures are intent on forcing through anti-Trans bills in hopes of drumming up their most loyal anti-LGBTQ base of supporters. The GOP sponsors of these bills will utilize them to generate large cash hauls designed to line their election coffers headed into the 2022 midterms. Tragically, Trans you will be further marginalized and suffer untold psychological effects after the laws are implemented.
