I live in Virginia Beach and I oppose Petition 432.

 

To claim this petition is about public health trivializes the actual public health issues that women and girls face. Domestic violence, sexual abuse, maternal health care, and poverty are the real dangers. 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.

 

This is part of 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.

 

There is no credible evidence that transgender people are a threat to anyone's health, not even those who are made uncomfortable by something they choose not to comprehend. This petition has nothing to do with the health of Virginians and everything to do with discrimination.