Swimmer Rebukes Abigail Spanberger for Not Protecting Girls’ Sports
A former Roanoke College swimmer is blasting Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger for her comments about excluding men from women’s sports.
Spanberger recently debated with her opponent, Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, and was asked whether she would overturn Gov. Glen Youngkin’s executive order to protect women’s sports, Fox News reported Sunday.
The Democrat said: “My answer is that in each local community, decisions should be made between the parents, educators and teachers in each community. They should not be dictated by politicians.”
Earle-Sears does not support biological males who identify as “transgender” and play female sports. When asked if her stance discriminated against “transgender girls,” Earle-Sears responded, “I will not overturn the governor’s executive order. We know girls want privacy. It’s really that simple, and my opponent won’t answer the question because she voted for men, naked, in girls’ locker rooms, in bathrooms, and in sports feminine.”
Former Roanoke women’s swimming captain Lily Mullens gave Fox a scathing response to Spanberger’s comments.
“The cowardice and refusal to give a clear yes or no to continuing Governor Youngkin’s policies protecting Virginia’s girls destroys any confidence in Spanberger’s judgment and integrity. I firmly believe that if you are incapable of speaking out against such outward disregard for the rights of the girls who live in the great Commonwealth of Virginia, then you are unworthy to hold office, much less that of governor,” she said, adding that Spanberger panders to “radical genres.” ideology. »
She then said, “Winsome Sears, a true leader, has made her position clear as being committed to protecting women and girls with what Spanberger and his party lack: common sense. I can attest to that, because I know what it’s like to feel like your rights as a woman are being completely neglected by those in power.”
The Fox article said Mullins was suing a college in his state over an incident with a so-called “transgender swimmer.”
In a social media post Sunday, Earle-Sears critical Spanberger for responding unanswered to a question about men in girls’ private spaces.
“YIKES: Abigail Spanberger gives a 2 minute word salad to defend her support for men in girls’ bathrooms and predators in their locker rooms,” she wrote:
In an article published Friday, Earle-Sears again highlighted Spanberger’s position.
“This ‘woman’ – child predator Richard ‘Riki’ Cox – repeatedly used a girls’ locker room and exposed himself to young girls. Abigail Spanberger believes he has a right to be there,” she said:
Meanwhile, Spanberger refused to withdraw his support for Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones after text messages showed him apparently fantasizing about the death of a Republican lawmaker, Breitbart News reported Thursday.
