# Republicans' war on transgender people: Omnibus thread

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**Created:** [June 3, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-war-on-transgender-people-omnibus-thread/965609 "2022-06-03T02:20:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-war-on-transgender-people-omnibus-thread/965609/1863 "2025-04-03T19:56:51Z")

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> [@Love\_Rhombus](#):
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> West Virginia has passed a “Women’s Bill of Rights”, but it doesn’t mention healthcare, abortion or pay increases.

They added [a new act](https://wvpublic.org/riley-gaines-signed-into-law-a-bill-that-defines-men-and-women/) named for noted transphobe [Riley Gaines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Gaines) just over a month after that post.

That act could have been much, much worse: [WV Senate clarifies gender definition bill can’t be used to inspect child’s genitals.](https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/03/11/wv-senate-clarifies-gender-definition-bill-cant-be-used-to-inspect-childs-genitals/)

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