SUBJECT: Please oppose Petition 432!

We live in Bridgewater VA and we oppose Petition 432.

We have concerns about the potential for harm if the Board of Health acts on this petition

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 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. 

We have very close personal friends who have a child who is Trans.  The nature of her  physiological status is a biological fact, and not some hypothetical condition with which to label and discriminate against her. We cannot allow bigots to control the welfare of our precious children. 

Proposition 432 is exactly that.  As medical professional professionals if you truly care about the health of Virginians, you cannot allow haters like the supporters of proposition 432 to succeed. Reject proposition 432.

Imagine for a minute if your children or grandchildren were Trans. Would you want them treated and categorized and harassed and discriminated against by political haters.?

We have to trust you to do the right thing. May God bless you in your decision-making.

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. 

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

Sincerely,

Michael and Sally 

Residents of Bridgewater, VA