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 an effort by some politicians and interest groups to force transgender people and LGBTQ+ people out of public life. These attacks harm us all because they foster discrimination and distract us from the real problems we face.
Please keep compassion for our fellow citizens and neighbors alive. Love is love. 
Thank you.