WV approves Riley Gaines' act, as Topdem says, “makes the bathroom great again.”

First Fox: West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrissey held former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines in Charleston on Wednesday and signed the Riley Gaines Act.

The bill, sponsored by Senate Speaker Randy Smith, R Blackwater Falls, minority leaders Mike Wellefel and D. Huntington, has passed overwhelmingly in the upper chambers of the majority of the 31-3 GOP.

Sen. Joey Garcia, Fairmont's only Democrat, voted for “Nay,” and the House approved the Senate bill along the party line.

According to the text of the measure, the gender of men and women in state law, “reaffirming the meaning of men and women over the years” and preserves women's toilets, bedrooms, locker rooms and other private facilities for women's sole use.

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Morrissey said Wednesday that he was inspired by the story of 14-year-old shot athlete Emmy Salerno of Sington outside Clarksburg.

Salerno and her teammates declined to participate in the 2023 Harrison County Middle School Championship event in order to protest their readiness to compete with transgender student-athletes.

Morrissey, then attorney general, threw his support behind the lawsuit against the situation.

“This is an incredible day for West Virginia,” Morrissey said Wednesday.

He followed credit house speaker Roger Hanshaw and R. Clay. State Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Charlestown; And R-Buffalo's Kathy Hess Crows, important to pass the law, “I've been working on this issue for a very long time, and I still have multiple cases in the U.S. Supreme Court,” Morrissey said.

Hess Kraus told Fox News Digital that he was pleased to see the bill succeeded.

“I was a solid supporter of this bill alongside Riley Gaines,” she said. “There is an undeniable biological difference between men and women, and it is not only unfair that men and boys compete in female sports or enter a women's only space, but it is also a serious safety concern.”

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Riley Gaines speaks after Gov. Patrick Morrissey signed the Riley Gaines Act in WV. (Screenshot/Gov. Morrisey)

“It is essential to protect the integrity of women's sports and unity spaces, and this law is a victory over women's rights, fairness and security,” added Hess Klaus.

Rucker told Wheeling Intelligenter the bill was “not a matter of wanting to call people or call them by name or abuse them.”

“I know some (trans people), and I respect them and I believe they should be safe to live their lives and choose what they want to do. But that doesn't negate the rights of women who don't want to share space with biological men.”

Meanwhile, Garcia is the only Senate Democrat to oppose — transgenderism is “not a decision that people make, but who they are,” and he questioned the need for the bill.

Additionally, West Virginia Democrat Chairman Mike Pshkin denounced Wednesday's ceremony as a “photo manipulation” by Republicans.

“We hope Riley Gaines enjoys a quick stop in West Virginia and celebrates the bathroom again to celebrate Governor Morrissey's bill,” said Pushkin, who also represents Charleston.

“The Republicans line up for selfies and are high five about the laws about which toilets they use, but West Virginians were still waiting for lawmakers to tackle real issues, such as work, healthcare, roads that they could drive without causing damage to their cars,” Pushkin said.

“Maybe the next time Gaines visits, she will remind Republicans that working families need fewer political stunts and more real solutions.”

During the ceremony, Morrissey said President Donald Trump is also leading the issue with an executive order similar to West Virginia law and a recent White House vomit with Maine Democrat Janet Mills' government.

“This is a problem that has almost universal support,” he said. “Yes, awakened left, they always dig their heels and they try to make the rest of the country stick to radical gender ideology. Well, that doesn't happen here. It doesn't happen in West Virginia.”

Gaines said it was “a bit ridiculous” that she got a standing ovation that “I'm simply saying that men and women are different.”

Gaines took the front of the issue after competing with University of Pennsylvania swimmer and transgender athlete Leah Thomas at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming Championships. She offered to “scream” Salerno for the courage to stand up to similar situations, and said it was refreshing that Morrissey and others were leading the issue.

Conversely, she said some governors dug their heels with changes to biological definitions and academic sports regulations.

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She pointed to Democrat Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. He sparked a fire when a statewide budget proposal changed the term “mother” to “stimulator” and “spouse” to “husband.”

Evers draws heat from Republicans around the country, with Mississippi-born Wisconsin icon Brett Favre calling Evers's move “nonsense.”

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At the Charleston event, Gaines added: “We're called a lot: “cervical owner”, “uterine owner”, “menstrual feast”, “chest feeder”, “birth person” – but “carved person” really takes the cake for me.”

In response, Morrissey turned to the framed lawmakers and said, “I am not going to send a bill with “inseminated people” written on it, not West Virginia.”

Fox News Digital also reached out to the West Virginia Democrats for comment.