‘Nonsense Vs. Common Sense’: Earle-Sears Seizes On Trans Issue In Virginia

School districts’ decisions to defy the Trump administration and let students use bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity — not biological sex — is making waves in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, but Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger appears to be in full retreat on the issue.

Spanberger, who served three terms in the House during which she expressed full-throated support for transgender ideology, has recently sidestepped questions and refused to engage reporters about where she stands on the Trump administration seeking to crack down on school districts who let transgender-identifying individuals use the bathroom and locker room of their choosing. Her Republican opponent, Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, argues Spanberger is in hiding over her party’s apparent paralysis on the issue — and has sought to take charge less than three months out from election day.

Earle-Sears attended a fiery Arlington County Public School Board meeting Thursday night during which she hammered school officials for maintaining their bathroom and locker room policy that allowed a registered male sex offender to repeatedly expose himself to women and girls as recently as September 2024. Arlington is one of the five Northern Virginia districts the Trump administration has determined violated civil rights laws by retaining their left-wing gender ideology policies.

“That is the reality, that is the danger, and it’s about keeping schools focused on reading, writing, and math, not ideology,” Earle-Sears said during the two-minutes the board allotted attendees to speak. “As Governor, I will not stand by while political correctness tramples over science, fairness and safety.”