Virginia Democrats killed legislation Thursday requiring parents to be notified when their children adopt a different gender identity at school.
House Bill 2432, also known as Sage’s Law, was defeated in the Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee on a 9-6 vote, with all Democrats voting against theThe bill passed the Republican-controlled state House last week, as did legislation barring biological males from girls’ sports, but both measures were considered dead on arrival in the Democrat-led Senate.
HB 2432 was named after a Virginia girl named Sage who transitioned to male at age 14 in high school without her mother Michele’s knowledge. She was bullied and assaulted at school, ran away, and was sexually trafficked before her parents were able to regain custody. The bill would have also clarified that “misgendering” a minor does not constitute abuse or neglect, a response to a kerfuffle over a 2020 Democratic bill that would have made it child abuse to inflict “mental injury” based on gender identity. That bill has not been reintroduced.
The LGBTQ group said the Virginia Assembly has now defeated all 12 “anti-trans” bills, which included measures barring cross-sex hormones and surgeries for minors, introduced during the 2023 legislative session.
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