According to @unchainedatlast, there were 7,876 minors as young as 12 who entered into marriage in Virginia from 2000 to 2021. More than 80% of those minors were girls. Dogwood Correspondent @diningincarswithcheese fills us in on this significant milestone in protecting the youth in Virginia and beyond. . . . . #childmarriage #childmarriageban #virginianews #virginiapolitics #southernstates #virginia #fairfaxcountyva #childmarriages #childabuseawareness