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]
Action Amend regulations following periodic review - Change of Sex
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 10/4/2019
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8/6/19  2:00 pm
Commenter: Finley Martin, Ladies and Gents of the Blue Ridge - Transgender Alliance

I Support Policy Updates to 12 VAC 5-550
 

I support the policy updates to 12 VAC 5-550. The policy updates should include more than the ability to change your gender identity to either male or female without surgery. It should also include the ability to identify yourself as gender neutral / non-binary. I am transgender / gender neutral. I work at the POFF Federal Building in Roanoke, VA. I recently came out as transgender / gender neutral and have requested the director’s office to provide unisex restroom(s) at the POFF building. So this goes way beyond male and female. Let our state be a a progressive state when it comes to transgender rights. We are all human and deserve to identify as we wish … male, female, or other.

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