The West Virginia House of Delegates, on Feb. 14, 2024, approved legislation that opponents are calling a fake women’s bill of rights that targets the transgender community for discrimination.
According to the text of the legislation, the purpose of House Bill 5243 is to bring clarity, certainty, and uniformity to the state s laws regarding sex discrimination, gender equality, and benefits or services specifically provided to males and females, according to the text of the bill. As a statutory construction bill, definitions set forth in the legislation would be applied across West Virginia state code.
The bill was approved 87-12 in the House, with one delegate absent or not voting, and now heads to the Senate.
At the Capitol, West Virginians spoke out largely against a bill that would make it more difficult for people to legally identify as transgender and non-binary.
CHARLESTON Opponents of the bill that claims to codify the rights of women and girls claim the legislation is really aimed at limiting the rights of trans
CHARLESTON Opponents of the bill that claims to codify the rights of women and girls claim the legislation is really aimed at limiting the rights of transge
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