Youngkin orders protections for women’s rooms, targets schools
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Directive 14 directing the Virginia Board of Health to draft regulations to bar biological males from using women’s locker rooms and competing on women’s teams. The move comes as Loudoun County Public Schools voted to proclaim October LGBTQ+ History Month and an elementary school reportedly encouraged families to observe National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, setting up a state–local clash over school policy and sex‑segregated spaces.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Directive 14 directing the Virginia Board of Health to create regulations preventing biological males from changing in female locker rooms and from participating on women’s teams.
- Loudoun County Public Schools voted to proclaim October as LGBTQ+ History Month; a reported letter from Henrietta Lacks Elementary encouraged promotion of National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11).
- The article cites Youngkin’s quoted statement and connects the directive to a broader federal push — referencing President Trump’s related executive order and Education Secretary Linda McMahon.