I live in Prince William County and I oppose Action 4905.

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.

This petition is also in direct violation of the Virginia Values Act which is meant to protect transgender people amongst other groups from discrimination. Banning trans women and girls from sports on the basis of being transgender is unlawful discrimination.

This proposed change is also deeply misogynistic as it seeks to only ban trans women and girls from women's sports and ignores trans men. This shows those supporting this vile petition see women as lesser which is blatantly untrue. This petition is discriminatory against transgender and cisgender women. It is using bigoted, hateful ideology and not best medical or ethical principles.

This proposed regulation 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.