Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia, said that safeguarding women’s sports is a matter of right versus wrong, rather than political divisions. This statement was made on the social media platform X.
“Protecting women’s sports is not right versus left,” said Jason Stuart Redding Miyares, Virginia State Executive – Attorney General. “It is right versus wrong.”
Virginia is currently engaged in discussions regarding protections for women’s sports amid ongoing legal and policy debates over the participation of transgender athletes. On August 20, 2025, the Virginia Board of Health voted to begin drafting regulations that would prohibit transgender women from competing on women’s teams. This process is expected to take up to two years as the U.S. Supreme Court considers related national cases, according to Virginia Mercury.
Girls’ sports participation in Virginia schools remains significant. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) reported 74,960 female athletes in the 2023–24 school year. At the collegiate level, filings under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) show individual program counts, such as Virginia Commonwealth University reporting 277 women’s participants in 2024. These figures were published by NFHS and EADA reports.
Nationally, disputes over gender eligibility in women’s sports have reached the highest courts. In August 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Idaho’s Hecox case, both challenging state bans on transgender girls in female athletics. According to Reuters, these rulings are expected to set a national precedent under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
Miyares was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 after serving three terms in the House of Delegates and working as a prosecutor in Virginia Beach. His agenda has emphasized public safety, consumer protection, and education-related cases including Title IX and student-athlete rights. His background and initiatives are detailed by the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia.
