Virginia Protesters Display Racist Signs Targeting Lt Gov Winsome Sears

A controversial protest sign held by a white supporter of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger compared Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears' opposition to transgender bathroom policies to racial segregation, sparking widespread condemnation. The sign read, "Hey Winsome, if trans can't share your bathroom, then blacks can't share my water fountain," and was displayed at an Arlington County School Board meeting where Earle-Sears was speaking against the district's transgender bathroom policies. Earle-Sears, a black Republican and current lieutenant governor, condemned the sign as hateful and racist, emphasizing there is no place for such hatred in Virginia. Spanberger also denounced the sign as abhorrent and unacceptable, while Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin criticized it as emblematic of liberal hypocrisy. The protester defended the sign as satirical, but the controversy highlighted tensions surrounding transgender policies and race in the Virginia gubernatorial race. The sign was linked to a far-left activist group supporting Spanberger, drawing criticism from both local Democratic and Republican leaders.