I live in Accomack county 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, 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 publiI c 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.

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.

I urge you to stand on the right side of history and reject Petition 432.