WV Senate passes bills targeting transgender people, drag performances

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 957

Last Updated: 6 days, 11 hours ago

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Hours before the crossover day deadline, West Virginia senators passed two bills that target LGBTQ+ people on Wednesday.

Senate Bill 590 would prohibit drag shows and other “adult cabaret performance” on public property or where they could be viewed by a minor.

Under Senate Bill 1083, transgender people who change in a locker room aligning with their gender identity would be guilty of indecent exposure and made to register as a sex …

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