See below for some reactions to the Youngkin administration’s Friday afternoon news dump of its nasty new policy for mistreating trans students in Virginia schools. As George Takei tweets, “Gov. Youngkin of VA is a transphobic bully…This is a culture war that Youngkin is cynically waging using the most vulnerable kids in Virginia schools as fodder. It’s disgraceful, hateful and politically driven”


























![As “Despicable Toady for Trump” JD Vance Rants About Virginia Redistricting and How “In the [USA], you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore,” Glenn Youngkin Says Vance Would Be a “Great” 2028 GOP Presidential Nominee](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/youngkinvancemontage-238x178.jpg)




![[UPDATED 1/29/26] Audio: Sen. Tim Kaine Talks to Blue Virginia About His “Five-Point Plan” to Fight Trump’s Orban-Like Assault on US Democracy; Civil Disobedience a la MLK Jr.; Trump’s Bogus “Energy Emergency”; the Crucial Importance of the 2025 VA Elections; etc.](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/kaineinterview2-100x75.jpg)

