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By Tyler O’Neil ~

Virginia’s Republican attorney general, Jason Miyares, is vowing to protect parental rights after a Democrat in the state House of Delegates voiced support for a bill to criminalize a parent’s disagreement with his or her child’s stated gender identity.

Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, announced a new policy last month, putting parents in the driver’s seat when it comes to transgender identity. Delegate Elizabeth Guzman responded to Youngkin’s plan with a pledge to weaponize laws against child abuse.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, responded harshly Friday to a Democratic state delegate’s bill that would criminalize parents’ dissent on their children’s gender identities. Pictured: Miyares, as a candidate, addresses a campaign rally for then-gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, a fellow Republican, on Oct. 23, 2021, in Henrico, Virginia. (Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

“The day that Governor Youngkin wanted to implement this policy, I immediately texted…