Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Board of Health Regulations Governing Vital Records [12 VAC 5 ‑ 550]
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1/3/16  11:44 am
Commenter: Blythe Lang

I Support
 

I support this petition.

-Some transgendered persons choose not to have surgery.

-Some transgendered persons cannot afford surgery.

-Court paperwork can be convoluted.

-Medical professionals and psychological professionals are much better equipped to make decisions about gender identity than court personnel.

-Mental health costs and suicide rates rise when transgendered persons are unable to navigate society as easily as cisgendered persons.

This petition makes sense. 

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