Lovettsville Mayor Nathaniel Fontaine expressed disagreement with the body’s decision following the proclamation’s failure to advance
“The reason I’m running for state Senate in 2023 is to keep continuing the constituent work that I’ve been doing”
“The motive & circumstances surrounding this incident remain under investigation & there is no further information to release at this time”
A Starbucks representative told media outlets the company is investigating the incidents and working with local police
LGBTQ+ activists concerned Youngkin and Republican-controlled House would limit public school students’ access to LGBTQ-specific information
“I think it's mainly an attack on their existence- I don't know what's the problem with someone feeling they were born in the wrong body”
“[This bill], arguably, is going to erase LGBTQ history and LGBTQ figures and movement leaders from the classroom”
The announcement by Principal Daniel W. Smith came hours after an LGBTQ group operated by students issued a press release
The bill had passed in the Republican-controlled House of Delegates last week- removed the exemption for religious organizations
Democrats maintain a 21-19 majority in the Virginia Senate & have vowed to block any anti-LGBTQ bill that comes before them
