I live in Rockbridge Virginia and I oppose Petition 432.
This petition is not about locker rooms. 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, mental 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.
I feel who you are and how you express yourself is deeply personal and private.  We don't regulate who gets cosmetic surgery for bigger breasts or smaller chin or other types of surgery.
I have trans family member and trans clients and they are human and deserve to be treated with respect .. trans rights are human rights.  You take away rights from one group you are making it easier to take it from another. 
This petition 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