I live in Richmond City and I oppose Petition 432.

This petition is not about locker rooms. The Board of Health and government in general is not looking to keep anyone safe. They are looking to keep minds small.

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.

I am an LCSW who has been providing gender-affirming care since 2011. I have seen repeatedly the mental health effects that erasing ones ability to live as who they really are has on individuals. How does the Department of Health aim to promite the public good when they are looking to erase and hide this population.