I live in Fairfax County and I oppose ED-14/BOH.

Trans people are integrated into the fabric of our society, they live in our neighborhoods, attend our schools and churches, shop in our local stores, and are our co-workers.  I have trans friends, I have friends with transgender children, and I go to church with trans congregants.  They experience prejudice, stress and fear every day, but they are not a threat to anyone in anyway. They must be allowed to live as their true selves in society in peace. 

The Board of Health has no business labeling groups of people harmful based on who they are. 

There are real public health issues facing women and girls in Virginia, like domestic violence, maternal health, and poverty. Don’t let this hateful petition distract from your important mission to protect the health and promote the well-being of ALL people in Virginia.

Across our races, backgrounds, and genders, we all deserve to be treated fairly. There is a nationwide effort by some politicians and interest groups to force transgender people and LGBTQ+ people out of public life. These political attacks harm us all, whether we’re gay or straight, transgender or not, because they foster discrimination and distract us from the real problems we face. 

This proposed regulation has nothing to do with the health of Virginians and everything to do with discrimination. No one should face discrimination because of who they are. Trans people have always been here, and always will be. Trans people cannot and will not be erased.