"The claim is based on Spanberger's support for the Equality Act, which she voted for when she was in Congress. The Equality Act would expand federal civil rights protections to include LGBTQ+ people, but it did not address the issue of trans student-athletes. Moreover, the issue Earle-Sears is referring to is not supporting "boys" in girls' sports, but allowing trans girls to participate in sports as their gender."
"The ad then says Spanberger is "all in on horrifying gender mutilation and irreversible sterilization of children," which is also not true. Gender affirming genital surgery is not performed on minors, and more common forms of gender-affirming care for young people, like puberty blockers, are reversible."
""She'd allow boys to play girls' sports and shower in girls' locker rooms... naked," the voiceover in the ad, paid for by the conservative Restoration of America PAC, says, referring to the Democratic candidate in the race, Abigail Spanberger. The ad shows a picture of an underage boy without clothes on."
Supporters of Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears released a new ad attacking Abigail Spanberger over perceived support for trans rights. Earle-Sears faced criticism for saying she does not believe firing people for being gay is discrimination and for past opposition to marriage equality, including a prior statement calling being gay an "immoral lifestyle choice." The ad claims Spanberger would allow boys to play girls' sports and accuses her of supporting irreversible medical procedures for minors, claims that are factually inaccurate. The Equality Act cited by the ad does not address trans student-athletes, and major gender-affirming surgeries are not performed on minors.
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