Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Biological Sex Specific or Separated Spaces and Activities [12 VAC 5 ‑ 660]
Action Promulgate Regulations Governing Biological Sex Specific or Separated Spaces and Activities
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/17/2025
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12/10/25  1:27 pm
Commenter: David Ensign

Action 4905
 

I write as a pastor and as father of a daughter raised in Virginia to oppose Action 4905. It will do nothing to protect my daughter or any other child of God, and it will do harm to many. This proposal will not protect anyone. 

Instead, it will:

• Violate the privacy of all women and girls by enabling gender policing and “verification” in bathrooms and locker rooms.
• Exclude transgender girls and women from sports that promote teamwork, belonging, and healthy development.
• Undermine trust in government by politicizing the Board of Health.
• Encourage state-sanctioned discrimination in direct violation of the Virginia Human Rights Act.
 
I urge the Board of Health to reject this proposal.
CommentID: 238547