“There is some bad, evil-related material that we have to be careful of and look at,” Virginia’s Spotsylvania County School Board's new president previously said.
Roem beat anti-LGBTQ+ challenger Christopher Stone in the contest for Virginia House of Delegates. Mark Sickles, a gay man, won reelection to the House of Delegates as well.
His remarks come as Republicans in Virginia and Texas have voiced opposition to same-sex marriage — six years after marriage equality became law in the U.S.
The trans Virginia legislator is running for reelection against Christopher Stone, who opposes marriage equality and wants more religious exemptions from pro-LGBTQ+ laws.
