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UVA Board Proposes Controversial Policies Against Transgender Care

1/10/2026

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Conservative board appointees at the University of Virginia discussed plans to end "chemical and surgical mutilation" for transgender youth and to eliminate "regimes of racial classification" in classrooms.
They view UVA as promoting liberal ideology, a perspective that motivates these policy discussions.
The Washington Post reviewed nearly 1,000 pages of text messages containing the discussions, revealing the scope of the conversations.

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Conservative board appointees at the University of Virginia discussed plans to end "chemical and surgical mutilation" for transgender youth and to eliminate "regimes of racial classification" in classrooms.
They view UVA as promoting liberal ideology, a perspective that motivates these policy discussions.
The Washington Post reviewed nearly 1,000 pages of text messages containing the discussions, revealing the scope of the conversations.