Republican lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to support legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school sport teams inconsistent with their biological sex.

Virginia Republicans are pushing, for the fourth consecutive year, legislation that would prohibit transgender athletes from from participating on sports teams that align with their gender.

Gov. Youngkin, A.G. Miyares, and several other lawmakers gathered with Riley Gaines to announce their support for a new bill "protecting women's sports."

The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports, the first step in what is expected to be a long and controversial process. Locally,