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Virginia leaders from both parties have condemned a racist sign aimed at Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, which was raised during a protest outside a school board meeting where she was speaking.

Earle-Sears — the Republican nominee in the state’s gubernatorial race — spoke at the Arlington County school board meeting on Thursday, which was reviewing its transgender bathroom policy. Outside the meeting, where a transgender rights rally was being held, a person displayed a racist sign directed at Earle-Sears.

The protester's poster, which has gone viral on social media and sparked outrage from across the political spectrum , read: "Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then Blacks can’t share my water fountain."

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