A youth - yes, a teenager - who supports

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I'm so grateful to have a leader who understands the principles God put in place for His children and is willing to stand up and do something about it. I support what Gov. Youngkin is doing for the schools - and, no, it's not because I've been indoctrinated by my parents. My parents taught me how to think for myself as well as teaching me their own values and beliefs, and I have since used that skill to make many of those values my own, all the while fully aware of many of the alternatives offered by our society.

One of those values is that of family relationships, including the stewardship that parents have over their children. Notice that I don't use the word "control" - no human has the right to force anyone to do anything. However, as someone who has not yet come of age and is therefore still under the stewardship of my parents, I can say firsthand that having parents or guardians to guide adolescents through life is necessary to the development of those youth and children. If I didn't have the guidance and wisdom of my parents (who aren't perfect and don't try to pretend that they are, but who have a lot more life experience than I do), I don't know where I'd be. No youth or child is exempt from this need to have a loving mentor guide them and teach them through the early stages of their life until they are mature enough to take the wheel themselves. It is for this reason that I support the guideline that public school staff should not be required to call a student by their chosen pronouns unless the parent consents to their child's desire to change the gender presented on their school record, as that youth is still under the stewardship of their parents while they are underage. As far as I understand, the guidelines do NOT require the staff to tell the parents about their child's change in gender identity if the youth chooses to come to them instead of their parents. The main (and, as far as I know, the only) instance in which the parent must be notified is if the child wants to have their school record changed to reflect their decision, in which case the parent must be notified before this change can happen. I understand this to mean that trans or bi youth have no more reason than before to be afraid that a staff member will tell the parent against the youth's wishes, as it is only required if the youth wants to go so far as to change the record.

All of this is not to say that children and youth cannot make their own choices while under the stewardship of the parents; in fact, one of the primary jobs of a parent is to teach the child to choose for themselves and teach them how to do it wisely. However, while the child or youth is still developing and has not yet reached the age of adulthood, they should be subject to the boundaries that their parents set to protect them while they are still learning about the dangers of life. I, for one, can attest that I would have stumbled into way more disasters than I have if my parents hadn't been laying down boundaries while they are still in the process of teaching me about how to navigate life on my own.

Of course, I acknowledge that some parents are downright harmful and abusive to their children, which should never be tolerated. In these cases, abuse should be reported and dealt with according to the laws regarding those kinds of things. Kids and youth have every right to stand up for themselves and get outside help if they cannot find love and safety in their own home. However, a huge number of parents really do try their best to do what is right for their children out of pure love and a real desire for their children's fulfillment and happiness. Though they, like everyone else, are imperfect, they are doing their best and the stewardship they have over their children should be honored.

I know that all of this can be an unpopular opinion in our society right now, but I would ask - if we start treating minors, who are still developing in pretty much every way (not to mention dealing with all the crazy hormones that go with the teenage years), as though they are already mature adults who know just as much as someone who has had years more of life experience than them, where will this society end up? I don't want to think about it.

About the bathroom issue - in no way do I want to hate on or disrespect the agency and humanity of youth who choose to change their gender identity. They are just as much children of God as the rest of us and should be treated with the same love and respect as anyone else. But I don't believe that allowing them to use the bathroom/facility that aligns with their gender identity is truly giving them deserved "rights." Rather, it is taking from everyone the safety of being separated from the opposite biological sex in bathrooms and other facilities where people are more physically vulnerable. It seems to me that bathrooms and locker rooms really aren't related to "gender identity" at all; they're about biological sex. Separate facilities were not built so that people could show everyone which one they identify as, depending on which one they use. Choosing to identity as another gender doesn't change the way your body works, and bathrooms have been built to accommodate the needs of each sex's body. The purpose of separate bathrooms is to separate those of opposite biological sexes, regardless of how you identify otherwise.

Thank you!


Protect our freedoms

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Enough is enough. The changes to these policies will help no one, and hurt everyone. These laws are unconstitutional and encroaching upon freedom of speech and freedom of expression in America. Just because we are minors, doesn't mean we lack rights. You are stripping of us of the freedom and agency that our founders fought for. You're demolishing the exact things that you've claimed to support. You are hiding people who only want visibility. You are silencing people who only want a voice. Enough. Is. Enough. Roll back these policy changes now. Stop pretending that you're protecting parents. You might be protecting the few parents that are bigoted and abusive enough to want to shut down their childrens' experimentation and expression, sure. But you are causing untold pain and suffering for hundreds of trans and queer teens in Virginia. And even if you're not trans, even if you're not queer.... they're coming for you next. Stop these policies before they come to fruition.


Trans rights are human rights.

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This legislation is absolutely ridiculous. There is absolutely 0 reason for it, and many reasons against it. If we are supposed to be saving the children, we should not actively put them in danger by outing them to their parents. Additionally, trans kids have the highest suicide rates in the US. We should not encourage this rate to go higher by implementing additional stress into trans youth's lives. Children should be allowed to live how they feel comfortable, as they are children and learning is their #1 priority. Learning about the world of gender and how they choose to identify is only that child's business and no one else's. Please, rescind these ridiculous policies. Think of these children's mental health.


Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposed policy.  This proposal would create a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment for our VA transgender and nonbinary youth.  This is unacceptable. All students deserve a supportive and affirming school environment. </p>


Parents will not be bullied!

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I strongly support this policy!  "The Code of Virginia reaffirms the rights of parents to determine how their children will be educated."  Thank you, Governor Youngkin, for standing against the bullying of parents and children. How ludicrous that a minority of people are trying to take over our children and abuse them with the evil of surgical destruction that can not be reversed and other ways of abuse of minors, secretly and without parents knowledge.


Show Your Genitalia

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How are assigned at birth gender bathrooms going to be enforced? Will a student have to show their penis or vagina to enter the correct bathroom? Also, will these bathrooms now reduce the physical fighting between "straight" students? Will it reduce the amount of vaping, drugs and drinking taking place in school bathrooms? Will it reduce the bullying and sex being had I  bathrooms? I doubt it.


Strongly opposed - this guidance is deeply, deeply wrong.

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These guidelines will cause the death of children. Preventing children from expressing their gender will cause anxiety, distress, and depression, which can, has, and will lead to suicide. Additionally, not all parents are good parents. Some parents will kick their kids out of the house. Some will physically harm them. This is a terrible, terrible document.

My daughter is trans. When she came out, it was if a weight had lifted. She had been suffering from a great amount of depression prior to this, and we were afraid it was going to turn to the worse. As we have said since then, we would much rather have a living daughter than a dead son.

We were overjoyed earlier this year to discover the 2021 guidelines and that our district was implementing them. It has made this school year much easier for her, and all of us are happier as a result.

The entire thing seems predicated on the idea that all parents know exactly what's best for the kids and will always act in their kids' best interest. It's patently untrue and wishful thinking. Removing the agency of educators and staff to protect children when they and the child deem it necessary is shortsighted and cruel.

The legal arguments presented in this document are spurious and extraordinarily flimsy. Respecting trans people is not, in point of fact, a religion. Relying on the decision of a single court which goes contrary to other decisions made by higher courts does not a good legal argument make.

Additionally, this policy goes strongly counter to the spirit of the law that was passed by the duly elected government of the state of Virginia in 2020. Making this change solely on the authority of a single non-elected official is not democratic and is un-American.


Strongly oppose

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Strongly Oppose!

Trans rights are human rights.  Do not take away trans children's rights by claiming religious freedom.  By forcing your religion on others, you are taking away the religious freedom of those people you are forcing your religion onto.  Trans students are human.  They are not a threat to others no matter what people think.  They have every right to exist on this planet as they are without other people dictating how they should look/dress/pronouns or names to use.  Please stop harassing trans students and start protecting them.  The trans suicide and murder rate is already high enough without government overreaching to make it worse.


this will kill trans kids

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what the hell trans kids are just going to die i will kill myself if this law comes into effect you crazies i stand with the trans kids. we are one race. we are all human


Strongly Opposed — Transgender Identity is not an Ideology

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Never once in my entire K-12 education undertaken in the state of Virginia did I feel threatened by the presence of trans peers in any and all spaces including bathrooms and changing rooms, nor did objective education on the existence of transgender identity, a scientific truth, make me feel as if I should question my gender, and the notion is ridiculous and based in zero evidence-based fact. The priority of any educational institution should be first and foremost the child. These policies prioritize “the rights of the parents,” but in doing so and in the clear tone and intent of the language by which they are written intend to endanger children to placate the emotions and ideologies of the parent. Notifying parents that a child has, in good faith, sought counseling over something as simple as questioning their gender identity is the opposite of a neutral environment meant not to impose an ideological agenda—it is important to note that many children question their gender only to reaffirm they are cisgender. What does happen, however, if a parent is notified of a child’s good faith request for counseling without the child’s knowledge or consent, is that the child may face physical, verbal, emotional, or psychological abuse in the home because of the views of the parents. Seeking therapy is not an ideology. Experiencing gender dysphoria, euphoria, or confusion is not an ideology. Regardless of whether parents “disagree” with tolerance of transgender identity will do absolutely nothing to change a child’s experience of any of these things, except perhaps to increase gender dysphoria, a mental health condition that can lead to depressive and anxiety disorders as well as self harm and suicide. I live with an adult transgender man who was forcibly outed to parents and peers, and denied the courtesy of being called by his name and pronouns. His mental illnesses only increased when his parents refused to accept his identity and his school outed him against his will, driving him to attempt suicide. Simply allowing him to exist would have avoided this outcome. Let me express one final time: a child’s existence is not an ideology. The communication of factual information about the existence of intersex biology, gender identity, and the irrefutable existence of transgender individuals since ancient history and until old age today are not ideologies. Just as fascism is an ideology, enforcing under the pretense of “preserving” traditional values is an ideology. Traditional values, or radical values are an ideology. Existence and biological reality are fact and will never go away, but your children will. Your children will die if you enact this policy. It would do you and any who support these provisions good to remember that trans children are not merely a phenomenon arising from leftist or democrat parenting—conservative children are born trans. Libertarian children are born trans. Far right children are born trans. Your child may be born trans, and if their place of education outs them for something having nothing to do with their education, your child will kill themselves to avoid living with the torture that is constant dysphoria. This is reality. I am deeply sorry it does not complement your ideology. Please leave our children alone. Their gender will not impede their ability to learn, but their deaths and mental disorders will.


I’m strongly for the governor’s VDOE proposals

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<p>I’m strongly for the governor’s proposals for the VDOE. Parents are childrens primary teachers and protectors! If children knew what to do with themselves they wouldn’t need school. It’s obvious children need parental guidance in such sensitive matters. Children should never be used as political pawns in national power struggles especially with such life altering consequences. </p>


Disagree


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Trans people are people and they deserve rights !!!


highly oppose these policies (keep trans children safe)

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trans children deserve the right to express themselves freely just as much as children who identify with their birth sex (cis children) do. discriminatory policies like these can and will greatly harm trans children. parents are meant to protect their children, and supporting transphobic policies in the name of "parents' rights" means nothing. living as a trans kid in a transphobic household has been incredibly harmful to my mental health, and has in the past led to self-harm and not trusting my parents. living around people who you know only love their own idea of you is a horrible place to be in.

misgendering should not be seen as "free speech"; just as bullies should be stopped by the school, harming children by refusing to use the proper terms for them should not be allowed. it is ridiculous to think that denying someone's humanity is an expression of free speech.

please keep trans children safe and vote against these horrible policies.


GY is NOT my governor - I don't SUPPORT anything emanating from this bigot/televangelist/politician

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Why doesn't GY go into the preaching profession?  He comes across as a far right Christian zealot crusader who is on a mission to shove his PERSONAL views down all our throats.  That is the problem with him and ALL politicians like him.   They want EVERYONE in their constituency to behave, think and live according to THEIR personal moral codes!   It DOES NOT WORK that way people!

We are a DIVERSE society of all races, orientations, ethnicities, and styles.   What's right for one is offensive to another.  We cannot have LEGISLATORS creating LAWS that "only" cater to his or her OWN personal view or sense of morality!  We cannot be giving parents of school children the right to decide what happens in schools when it comes to race/gender identity/sexual orientation!  We need to have an OPEN mind about ALL ideas and concepts AND diverse humans!   You have to focus on protecting human rights of ALL.  You don't get to pick and choose who gets one right and who is denied another.  When you cross the line and tell a trans person they can't live who they are, then you have violated a sacred thing!   Same goes for abortion and a whole bunch of other social and personal rights.

Why does "conservative" always seem to equate with religious right FANATIC!  I'm so fed up with RELIGION interfering in our government and our politicians.   Even our SCOTUS is corrupted by religious bigots.  It's kind of like a horrible cancer that is eating away at the fiber of our country.   I'd love to see us move in the opposite direction of this backward thinking by small minded people who have unfortunately risen to power of so called "governing".

Please, EVERYBODY, speak UP every chance you get - and let's ABOLISH discrimination by voting OUT the politicians who keep supporting it and leading us backward.


Support Youngkin Bathroom policy - please consider Gender Neutral Bathrooms - protect the girls

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Thank you for protecting girls, please consider gender neutral bathrooms/locker rooms.


Trans rights are HUMAN rights!!

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<p>Can you imagine discriminating against kids for any other reason? It would be an outrage. This is an outrage, too! </p>


I support parental inclusion

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<p>Parents must be notified and be involved in the child’s development. Transparency is required. </p>


Strongly oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose any legislation that would put children in harms way. Trans youths are  the most vulnerable children in our schools. Our schools should seek to support, provide a safe environment, and lead the way for acceptance of diversity. As a parent in the Virginia school system I want it to be known that my parental rights count too. Our schools should be safe havens where children are not outed, where they can express who they are freely, and where they are supported no matter their gender. Trans rights are human rights. This legislation would roll back years of progress in equity and inclusion in Virginia schools. </p>


Harmful, Blatant Disregard for the Well-being of Students. Vehemently Oppose.

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Page 3 of the proposal states that "Schools Shall Serve the Needs of All Students" and that "Each student’s individual needs should be taken into consideration by their school, and divisions should develop policies that encourage schools to account for these individual needs, with due sensitivity to the needs of other students and the practical requirements of the teaching and learning environment. Schools should attempt to accommodate students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex".

However, the same proposal also puts the "needs" of parents above those of the students by stating, "Parents have the right to instill in and nurture values and beliefs for their own children and make decisions concerning their children’s education and upbringing in accordance with their customs, faith, and family culture" (page 2), and "Parents are in the best position to work with their children and, where appropriate, their children’s health care providers to determine (a) what names, nicknames, and/or pronouns, if any, shall be used for their child by teachers and school staff while their child is at school, (b) whether their child engages in any counseling or social transition at school that encourages a gender that differs from their child’s sex, or (c) whether their child expresses a gender that differs with their child’s sex while at school" (page 3).

This takes away the autonomy of students to make their own decisions about their identity, while simultaneously forcing students to come out to their parents. This is incredibly harmful as it (1) incorrectly assumes that parents have a student's best interest at heart and (2) may place a student in a potentially dangerous situation where they may face threats of physical and emotional violence, lack of access to shelter, food, water, and other needs to maintain their health, privacy, and dignity. This is contradictory to the statements on page 3 of the proposal stating that "Schools Shall Serve the Needs of All Students" and that "Schools Shall Respect All Students".

Further, page 3 of the proposal states, "All children in Virginia have a right to learn, free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. School division policies shall therefore implement the requirements of the Act in a manner that ensures no student is discriminated against or harassed on the basis of his or her sex".

Importantly, this statement (and the statement regarding Title IX on page 7) do not acknowledge gender identity, which is a protected class under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex by public schools; the Supreme Court held in 2020 (Bostock v. Clayton County) that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is sex discrimination. For a proposal to omit these protected classes, violate Title IX, and the Department of Education (who announced that it would be enforcing the Title IX prohibition: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-confirms-title-ix-protects-students-discrimination-based-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity), while stating that "Schools Shall Serve the Needs of All Students" and "Schools Shall Respect All Students" is contradictory.

In fact, page 6 of the proposal states, "The following federal and state laws, as well as case law, serve as additional evidence base for this document", and has the audacity to reference Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 without mentioning that "sex" includes sexual orientation and gender identity, per the 2020 (Bostock v. Clayton County) Supreme Court ruling. In fact, the only time is ruling is mentioned is when Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is discussed, and incorrectly states, "The U.S. Supreme Court has determined, for purposes of terminating employees, “sex” under Title VII includes gender and sexual orientation. In this narrow opinion, the Supreme Court explicitly refused to extend this interpretation to other federal antidiscrimination laws such as Title IX". Per the provided URL from the Department of Education, this is not a correct statement. On June 16, 2021 the Department of Education stated, "The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today issued a Notice of Interpretation explaining that it will enforce Title IX's prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation; and (2) discrimination based on gender identity. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity offered by a recipient of federal financial assistance" (https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-confirms-title-ix-protects-students-discrimination-based-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity).

Additionally, the list of resources provided on pages 10-12 of the proposal do not include resources relevant to transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth. Therefore, no resources for students or their parents are provided for them to learn more about the higher rates of harassment, discrimination, and suicide that LGBTQIA+ youth face. Nor does it provide resources for safe ways in which students may have frank discussions with their parents, seek support from community-based organizations, or (if they choose to) resources to assist their coming out experience. Again, this is contradictory to the proposal's statement that "Schools Shall Serve the Needs of All Students" and that "Schools Shall Respect All Students".

The bottom line is that this proposal does not have the needs of the students at heart, nor does it respect students, by protecting their dignity and autonomy to make their own decisions about themselves. Further, it opens the door to place students in potentially dangerous environments at home by forcing students to come out to their parents even when it may not be safe to do so. Finally, the proposal ignores protected classes (i.e., sexual orientation and gender identity) which hammers homes the utter negligence of this proposal in serving the needs of all students.

I vehemently oppose this proposal.


Trans Rights are Human Rights

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Turning this bill over will not only make schools a not so safe place for children, but also could cause great abuse and potential lost of life.

As a student, I pledge for this law to not be passed since I fear that laws like this would lead to under the rug abuse all for the sake of trying to get back into the "good old times". Although my parents are accepting of me, not many others are so lucky.

Rates of suicide are lowered when we have protection rights for trans people and one of the leading causes of homelessness and suicide of trans people, epsicially LGBT people is through unacceptance by family. And this bill is being passed all for what? A moral panic that is rare, out of the ordanary, and acception that has been blown out of proportion so badly?

Trans rights are human rights, and trans children matter. This is coming from a trans youth myself.


Fully Support

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The so called Trans Movement is using the schools to brainwash children and indoctrinate and confuse them. This is not about respecting individuals with true gender dysphoria but about pushing a radical and misguided ideology in the schools. This is sick. Schools need to be an agenda and ideology free zone. Teachers need to go back to teaching. Real education should not push left wing [or right wing] ideologies. That is currently what is happening in the schools and our children have become the guinea pigs for the radical left. Removing this from the schools and giving parents a voice will not harm anyone, contrary to the claims of the "progressives" that have radicalized and weaponized schools.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>Trans students are children and youth that are healthy just like all other students. Trans student rights need to be protected and supported by school staff. </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE- Lack of Empathy is Astounding

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I think so often in this day and age people reject and fight against what they do not understand. Instead of trying to educate themselves, they rather choose a path of fear. But at the end of the day this incredibly ridiculous policy will only strike fear in the hearts of an already vulnerable group of CHILDREN.

How can anyone say that they are “keeping kids safe” when this policy accomplishes the exact opposite. Governor, you should be ashamed of yourself.


Strongly oppose

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Parents should not be dictating how public schools are run; I don’t want my taxes supporting personal preferances that discriminate children


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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Protect ALL children not just the ones deemed worthy by selected politicians.


SANE rational humans SUPPORT YOUNGKIN!!!  IGNORE the "OPPOSE" bots/lunatics/abusers/groomers

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<p>Its sad that the governor has to protect the children when their parents aren't willing to.  Thank you for protecting our children from this disgusting abusive pedophile driven leftist agenda.  </p>
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Opposal due to Risk Factor

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My name is Kalei Leao, and I am a Counselor Education master’s student at Virginia Tech. I am writing to oppose the 2022 Model Policies for the treatment of transgender students. While the percentage of students that identify as transgender is less than 2% (Herman et al., 2017), 75% of these students feel unsafe at school (GLSEN, 2016). Unfortunately part of this insecurity has to do with their parents. While I understand that the policy aims to empower parents, this power may come at the cost of transgender students wellbeing and safety. These students may not have parents at home who accept them, but teachers and school counselors may be more affirming toward their identity.

This acceptance has an impact. According to “The Trevor Project Research Brief:  Accepting Adults Reduce Suicide Attempts Among LGBTQ Youth,” just one accepting adult can serve as a protective factor against suicide attempts. However, this study is focused on the feeling of being accepted. If well-meaning, accepting school staff  misgender and/or report students to their parents to follow these model policies, the students may not feel accepted, which could put them at risk for suicide. This makes misgendering and/or outing a safety risk, especially when support for transgender students is linked to better mental health outcomes (GLSEN, 2016). The proposed policy currently requires schools to either misgender transgender and non-binary students or out them to their parents, who may disaffirm them and contribute to suicide risk. Furthermore, if bullies focus on misgendering and harassing transgender students, these students may not feel safe reporting the bullying to school personnel. They would be risking not only further misgendering but also being outed to their parents who schools cannot protect them from if the parents react negatively.

I understand the need to empower parents, especially when they cannot directly protect their students while they’re at school. However, if we require that school personnel out these students to unsupportive parents, we may be sending these children home to a hostile environment. Again, I oppose the current draft of the 2022 Model Policies for the treatment of transgender students and ask you to instead retain the model policies in place from 2021.


Support Trans Youth

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I am a resident of Virginia, a former educator, and a current social worker in the field of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. In the last ten years, I have seen how punishing trans youth for who they are, invalidating their identities, and shriveling their sense of self increases the likelihood that these children will experience mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation. I have seen how children who lack supportive adults and who are denied their right to self-determination struggle to set healthy boundaries and experience exploitation from their peers. Conversely, I have seen trans youth who experience acceptance, validation, and encouragement to embrace their identities thrive. They value themselves because they are shown that they are valuable. They are better able to create healthy relationships because they are told they deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. It's not hard to be kind to a child. It's not hard to call someone the name they want, to use the pronouns they want. Instead of fearing difference, choose a world where our kids can feel safe and know they matter.


Restore the role of parents in public education

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The new policies honor the sacred role of parents in the care of their children during school, athletics and other activities.

Parents know their children’s needs better than anyone. If children are struggling with gender dysphoria, they need guidance and emotional support from parents. Under the new policies, school officials must keep parents fully informed, and require schools to enforce laws, regulations and policies that prohibit and deter bullying or harassment.


what the hell is wrong with you

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<p>why the frick you you do this why???? these kids are frigging HUMANS you wouldnt look at a hecking ALIEN and tell them oh what a weirdo stop having green skin. like. no. y'all with your weird sex fetishes saying we are the perverted ones? mmm sex for me is like gymnastics but you HAVE to want to have sex and reproduce like?? no?!?! thats is not how this works we just want to be more ourselves. its not a phase. trans people are real. we are still fricking humans. what the hell. what the hell. </p>


Trans rights belong to trans kids, not to parents.

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Transgender and gender nonconforming students should have the right to autonomy over decisions concerning their gender identity and self expression. Pushing parental involvement in the decisions of lgbtqia’s+ youth and their identity infringes on that autonomy. Additionally, lgtbq+ youth are at higher risk for depression, suicidal thoughts, and other mental health issues. This can be accelerated by the removal of autonomy over their own decisions concerning their identity. Mental health can further be affected by forced involvement in parents in decisions of transgender youth when the relationship between the child and parents may be strained or u healthy. Overall, the Model 2022 Policies proposed hurt the equality of and progress towards transgender rights.


Oppose

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<p>Trans rights are human rights. I oppose. </p>


Revision of Transgender policy

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I support Gov. Youngkin's revision of the transgender policy.  Virginia schools, administrators and teachers should concentrate on teaching academics.


I don't agree with the proposed transgender document by the Virginia Governer's office

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I believe there are cases where the parents should not be notified of a child's gender/transgender identification due to the possibility of physical/emotional violence on the child by said parents/step-parents.  Is the state prepared to step in and provide adequate housing, care and physical support of said child when he/she has been thrown out of the parental household  due to a notification by the school/state of a child's gender identification to the parents/step-parents?


Agree with Younkin

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The new policies honor the sacred role of parents in the care of their children during school, athletics and other activities.


Strongly oppose

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<p>Trans rights are human rights. As a licensed marriage and family therapist I know how important protecting trans students’ rights is for ensuring mental health and for saving lives.  we should be listening to the voices of our trans siblings, and following the clear data that says a policy like this will lead to severely negative consequences for our children. </p>


Kids deserve support at school

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The notion that teachers are encouraging kids to change their pronouns and gender identity is ignorant nonsense. Kids change daily as their minds and identities evolve. Nothing is truly fixed…so asking teachers to report every hint of an identity shift is absurd. The teachers I have witnessed are there to support kids 100% and if that means using a preferred nickname, fine. The idea is to make sure kids feel safe and secure and “seen” no matter what they are going through so that the important work of learning can take place.

This proposal’s contention that distinguishing between gender and sex is a matter of “ideology” ignores everything we know about human beings. Shame on the governor for using children as political pawns just to energize the large portion of the population that revels in hating other people. These are the kinds of parents that would ostracize or punish their kids for exploring any but a stereotypical male and female identity. If you are the kind of person who looks at committed educators who support students and see “groomers” then YOU are the problem. If you think listening to students when they sincerely tell you who they are is “woke nonsense,” then you should stay away from children.


A terrible, terrible idea

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As physicians and the parents of a transgender student, my husband and I cannot stress enough how strongly we oppose Governor Younkin's misguided measures to limit the rights of transgender students in Virginia public schools. As a peds ICU doctor, my husband has cared for many transgender kids who have tried to kill themselves due to depression, bullying in their schools, and family stress from not being accepted for who they are. We have been fully supportive of our daughter's transgender identity, and feel that it is our parental right to have her protected from discrimination and verbal abuse at her school. We think his proposed measure will serve to harm transgender students, and expose them to more risk from suicide, depression, and potential abuse from other students. Please help to defend these vulnerable children, and say no to this policy which has no basis in medicine or science or common sense!


DO NOT PASS THIS POLICY

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I could go on a long rant, but I won’t. All I will say is that this policy will kill trans kids, and I am so tired of cishet people trying to push their heteronormative agenda and trying to get rid of fundamental human rights. These policies are dangerous and will harm so many people. It will do no good to anyone, except those who are transphobic. Do NOT pass these policies


strongly oppose

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<p>it does not empower parents it empowers harm to children it only allows for 1 set of beliefs the anti trans parent it takes away children constitutional rights </p>


Reject this bill. Trans kids will be in fear as long as it's around.

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Gender Dysphoria is a very real thing, and affected children need support during their transitions. If a family will not support their child, their child can be sent on a downward spiral. Teachers are protecters of children, and if this bill is adopted we take away that ability to protect. So if someone says that their trans kid is just confused and it's the "woke school's" fault for making the child like this, let me say two things: 1) if a child is trans, it is no one's fault they're that way, they just are; 2) It's on parents and schools to create a space where children feel loved and accepted. If a parent can't do this, it's no wonder that the child turned to the school for support. Trans children are over 40% more likely to attempt suicide. This risk arises from a host of factors, but an unsupportive family does not lower this risk. No one is telling your child to be trans; you're telling them to be cis. Many children are in a part of life where they are becoming adults, and that involves many steps. Sometimes that may mean the child tells the school something the parent does not know, because that will keep the child safe in the long run. If you want to create the best possible world for your children, start by listening to them. Allow them to participate in important decisions and don't suppress their voices. Every person who is making this law is cis. Do they know what it is like to be trans? No! Let kids be kids, in the genders they identify as their own.


Treatment of Transgender Students in Viriginia Public Schools

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I strongly agree with the Govenor's proposed policy on treatment of transgender students in public schools!


Support 100%

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I support this policy and the Youngkin Administration 100%.  Transgender students are not the majority for students, yet we are bending over backwards to accommodate them by putting boys in girls bathrooms and locker rooms for our daughters to be assaulted and raped.  That is unacceptable.  Let’s follow the science.  The male brain is not fully formed until the age of 25.  The female brain…21.  Children cannot make an informed decision on their gender.  Once they turn 18 they are an adult.  In the meantime, teachers and educators have NO right to keep parents out of their children’s lives.


OPPOSED

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<p>Getting a parent signature for a child to sign off about identifying as a different gender is not going to fix anything. There are plenty of parents out there that are willing to sign off on that. Why are we allowing the one segment of society to dictate the pronouns we use in school?  Pick a pronoun and that’s what the school will use.  We are over sensitive to everything and it causes us to focus more on that then the mental health and educational deficiencies of our children.  I took my kid at a public school and put him in a private school for this kind of nonsense!  Stand up Virginia! Our kids deserve better than this being the main topic of what’s going on in the school system. There are much bigger things going on that are far more important!  </p>


Strongly oppose - who is this policy even for?

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Quite frankly, this is an incredibly cruel policy that does nothing but make life more miserable for a group of adolescents who have a difficult path ahead of them to begin with. Anyone who claims merely to be worried about the negative effects or permanency of gender transition for youth would undercut their position deeply by choosing to support this policy, which effectively removes social transition (the most temporary and reversible aspect of transition) as an option for many students, especially those who are most vulnerable.

One of my good friends from high school has identified as transgender since we were 14. Her struggles with gender dysphoria were a massive source of depression and despair for her in high school, and I dread to think how much worse they would have been if even social transition had not been an option for her which, to be clear, under this policy, it would not have been, given her home situation.

And if her family had been supportive, they still would have had to jump through hoop after hoop, including changing legal documents, in order to get her the support she deserved.

This policy also ignores the fact that many students are not idiots. They are often able to tell when teachers will not be supportive, and, in my personal experience, many of them have no desire to make themselves the center of a spectacle or a fight, especially if they feel that their own parents would not support them.

Also, it is laughable how this policy claims to support first amendment rights while curbing the right of the student to free expression (and the right of any teacher who wishes to respect their students' choices).


Strongly Oppose Changes

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<p>I am the proud grandparent of a transgender child. A wonderfully, bright child. A happy confident child. This is not a choice this child made. It is who they are. These policy changes would be emotionally damaging to that child. How can a nurturing school environment be fostered when a child is made to feel unwelcome or less than? The 2021 policy for transgender youth should remain in place. </p>


Support the current policy

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<p>Support the current policy and removing parents right to be involved in their children’s wellbeing/choice is imperative. We need to focus on the decline of educational resources and supporting teachers with a livable wages rather than a polarizing subject!  </p>


Parental responsibility

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<p>Parents are responsible for their kids at all times.  It is not the school's place to push any agenda - religious, secular, LGBT, or critical race theory.  The schools need to focus on teaching critical thought, how and what type of questions to ask to understand the issues.  It is NOT the prevue of the school system to teach kids what to think - that falls under the parents.  </p>


trans rights are human rights

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Children should be allowed to make decisions about their bodies, its beyond the gov scope and right to regulate someone gender expression strongly oppose this bill it is inhumane


Transgender & Schools

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Schools are a place where children are sent by Parents to receive an education. Children do not go there on their own. There should never be a time in which anything happens to their child that a Parent is not informed. Certainly not their behavior, treatment, or appearance. Parents rights do not stop at the school doors! They have a right to know what their so called "Transgender" and "Bully" child is doing at school. If these matters were handled by the adults and children ever heard the word "No",a Townhall nor a bill would not be needed.

To get off a bus, gather books and supplies, go sit in a class and listen to the teacher is not complicated. Children with special needs and handicaps had provisions made for them long ago and even they are there for an education. What trans children and the adults over them seem to really want is "Special Treatment" for transgenders. Special treatment, special bathrooms, etc. for a small percentage of the population, for a short period of the day, for a short period in these children's lives. School is not a lifetime.

The bigger problem here is LGBTQ problems always seem to be sexual in nature and there  always seems to be adults willing to help children participate. Why is that? Could it be that there are more pedophiles on the school board, in schools and in the government then anyone suspected? Bills like this don't make children more safe, it makes them more vulnerable. Is that the push, to make children more pliable with less effort? Mentally and physically broken down and add on top of that, it's a secret from their Parents! This bill will keep Parents uninformed. This sounds very much like "Grooming" to me. There is no other reason to keep Parents out of the Loop! STOP THIS BILL!

The LGBTQ commumnity is very loud but that does not make them correct it only frightens politicians. School students parents are correct, correct about how they send their students to school regardless of how that students feels inside or about their genitals. Mr. Derek Mathis was correct, we all know and love people that are gay, we are not naive. However loving them does not mean we condone their sinful behavior. We don't all take the easy way out, some of us confront the issue for Christ's sake because that is loving.

Proverbs 14:12 KJV

STOP THIS BILL


Support parents’ rights

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I believe parents should be involved in all decisions for their children. I wish it included a section about not teaching gender identify. I would also like to make sure transgender students are not forced to use the bathroom/locker room of their biological sex. I would want to ensure they have access to a private space to ensure their safety.


Transgender Policy

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I think the policy violates the human rights of students. They should have their own bathroom just like "boys" and "girls." These students should not be humiliated by using a bathroom of their birth sex.  This policy seems like it trying to "cancel" their culture. The world is changing, therefore our policy must be changed to accommodate all students!


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SUPPORT! No EQUALITY for #GirlsRights with Transgenders in Sports


Writing in support

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I am writing in support of the Model Policies on the Treatment of Transgender Students, because I believe all students should have equal access to education where they can thrive and reach their full potential.

I have two children currently attending public school in Virginia and I believe that an open and sharing environment between students, teachers, administrators AND parents is the key to an effective and safe educational environment. Open exchange between these groups fosters the trust essential for families to Trust the education of their children to the state. The proposed policy ensures parental awareness of all aspects of their child’s experience in their school. I would no more expect the school to keep my child's grades from me, than they would their choice of name or gender. Thank you for your consideration and working to make all Virginia schools well welcoming and safe for all.


Strongly Oppose

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There are egregious issues with this policy, firstly with the fact that this was clearly created by a biased, privileged, and ignorant group. This policy overreaches on the governments’ terms and violates the privacy and autonomy of many many people. Forcing the request of parental permission in order to change a student’s name makes no sense. This is not a lega name change and the age of a person does not restrict them from changing their names in a non-legal context. There is no legal reinforcement to back this policy up, schools dont ask a parent’s permission before calling a student named William a nickname like Bill, and quite frankly the state has no business in enforcing such a choice.

The claim that the policy is defending the rights of those “with different beliefs” once again is an egregious claim. By “defending” one’s right to have different beliefs, you are rather suppressing the rights of an already marginalized group, and not actually defending the beliefs of all like you claim. Nobody’s beliefs are at risk here, and there is no need to mask one’s bigotry behind such a claim. The education system (which may i add has enough systemic issues) is bot the place to further a bigoted agenda using the power as the state as a shield. Going after trans children is a low and cowardly move. The first amendment is not a justification, the 14th is not either.


Support Transgender & Non-Binary Children

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As the mother of a transgender child, I have seen first-hand what a difference it makes to support trans kids and to let them be who they are.  Names, pronouns and bathrooms matter.  These guidelines are harmful to my child and so many others.  Schools should be a safe place for ALL children.  Maybe Gov. Youngkin should focus on preventing school shootings rather than attacking trans and non-binary kids.


100% OPPOSE AS A STUDENT AND ALLY, THIS POLICY DOES NOT HELP STRAIGHT/CIS PEOPLE IN ANY WAY

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I am a straight and cisgender high school student, and this policy will incredibly harm my friends and classmates. I have had classmates who need to specify that they cannot be called by their chosen name and accurate pronouns when their parents are around. I don't want to have to think about what will happen to them if their parents find out, but, thanks to these horrible policies, we have to. The Trevor Project found that fewer than one-third of transgender youth live with accepting families, and the University of Chicago reported that being rejected by their families causes queer youth to have a 120% increase in risk of homelessness. The thought of my friends and classmates losing their homes and safety fills me with fear and anger. We are just kids, we shouldn't have to worry about whether ourselves or our friends will be kicked out of our homes. When parents aren't accepting, school is a safe space for students to explore their identity. Everyone deserves the time and space to figure out their identity, and school is not for parents or politicians, it is for the STUDENTS.

One of my best friends is queer, and I (platonically) love her. Although her parents are supportive, so many others are not as lucky. We should protect and accept queer and trans people, not out them to homophobic, transphobic, etc. parents and put them in danger.

Although this should be a no-brainer, queer and trans people are human too, and they deserve human rights. As a straight and cis person, this policy does not help me or any other straight and/or cis people. It only makes us fear for the safety of our friends.


Absolutely support. Parent’s rights are human rights.

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It is absolutely essential to ensure the rights of parents, that they not be hindered in their place with their child.  The long arm of suppression yields its weight unjustly when it abuses its citizen’s most fundamental right to care for their child.


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SUPPORT- Females Rights Are Invaded & Defrauded by Trans in Sports! No EQUALITY


Fully Support

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Support the Governor's policy changes 100%.


Pastor and Parent of Transgender Son

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As a pastor, I support your intention for parents and families to be engaged in their children's education and believe that they should be -- even when it's hard or even complicated.  That being said, as a mother of a 16 year old transgender son, I believe schools and their employees need to fully respect a child's legal name (especially when they have intentionally changed it), their pronouns of choice and be able to provide safe, clean bathroom facilities that are accessible. My son, currently must use the restroom in the nurse's office at his high school to access a safe, clean bathroom -- or wait until he comes home at the end of the day to use a bathroom.  I also know that if a teacher were to use incorrect pronouns and mis-gender my son, it would create a hostile learning environment and he would refuse to attend school.  In the current political environment, it is already difficult for him to feel fully accepted within the learning environment.  I encourage you to re-think major portions of your current proposed policies so that all students can be fully included in our public education system.


Parents must be involved and informed

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<p>Educational  materials should not be used to influence acceptance of behaviors and preferences that are of sexual nature. Morality should be left to parents to teach based on their beliefs, culture and up bringing. Parents must be involved and therefore informed about all matters that pertain to their children. </p>


Trans kids deserve the same treatment as everyone else

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<p>Cisgender people are referred to as they choose every day, and yet transgender people will not be allowed to choose. This policy will actively harm many individuals and be of serious detriment to their lives. It is outrageous to ask a school to not put its students’ well-being above all, and yet that is what would be achieved by this policy. We are in a country that cares deeply about the lives of children, and yet we are also willing to as a government force people to adhere to the beleif that transgender students should not be treated with the same rights as anyone else, violating the first amendment and going against basic moral standards? </p>


Trans Rights are Human rights

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<p>When you say families first you only mean families that fit your model. Trans kids deserve to feel safe at school and in the world. Stop letting your own bigotry and lack of understanding guide your policy making.  </p>


Clinical Psychologist and Trans Adult OPPOSING this Change

I am writing to strongly OPPOSE Governor Youngkin’s 2022 draft model policy that removes and replaces the 2021 model policies on the treatment of transgender and non-binary youth (TNB) in school.  As a licensed clinical psychologist there is no evidence to support that the governor’s draft model changes will protect the wellbeing of TNB youth.  These proposed changes are also in direct conflict with the recommendations of every major mental health organization, including the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists (see below for links).
The school environment is already one that is difficult for TNB youth.  A national survey (Kosciw, Greytak, Bartkiewicz, Boesen, & Palmer, 2012) reported that most gender diverse youth hear negative remarks about gender expression from their peers and teachers or have experienced verbal harassment related to perceived sexual orientation or gender expression.  These experiences lead to TNB students feeling unsafe in the school environment.  Specifically, a national survey by GLSEN has found that 75% of transgender youth feel unsafe in school, and those who are able to persevere in the school environment had significantly lower GPAs, were more likely to miss school out of concern for their safety, and were less likely to plan on continuing their education.  Experiences of harassment and bullying in school based on one’s gender identity are also linked to poorer psychological wellbeing, including higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and behavior.  Moreover, polling conducted on behalf of the Trevor Project finds that nearly 2/3s of LGBTQ youth report that debates about state laws restricting the rights of transgender people have negatively impacted their mental health.  In addition, the Trevor Project’s 2022 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health found that fewer than 1 in 3 TNB youth find their home to be gender affirming.  In contrast, the same survey reports that LGBTQ youth who find their school and community to be LGBTQ-affirming report significantly lower rates of suicide attempts than those who do not (Trevor Project, 2022). Simply stated, the Governor’s proposed policy changes related to TNB youth in schools, while veiled in the appearance of parental involvement and the wellbeing of TNG youth, will only serve to harm their physical and psychological wellbeing.
As a transgender adult, I find these proposed policy changes to be unconscionable and abhorrent.  The Governor’s draft model policy is rooted in transphobia and seeks to further harm TNB youth.  It seeks to erase TNB from the classroom and creates a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment.  It requires teaches and school staff to forcibly “out” students to their parents against their will, potentially opening students up to emotional and physical harm at home.  It creates policy that strips TNG students from lifesaving support, such as being affirmed with their correct name and pronouns.  Finally, it prohibits TNB students from being full members of their school community by limiting their access to gendered facilitates and engagement in athletics.  If the Governor’s aim is to harm TNB youth, there is no doubt that his model policy does just that.
In closing, I strongly encourage the adoption of the 2021 model policy and strongly OPPOSE the Governor’s proposed changes.  I sincerely hope that the overwhelming psychological research underscoring how harmful these changes will be is taken in consideration when evaluating this policy change.

Sincerely,

Milo S. Wilson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Transformations Counseling & Psychological Services

https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/programs/safe-supportive/lgbt/resilience
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/lgbtq-youth/gender-inclusive-schools-faqs/gender-inclusive-schools-policy-law-and-practice

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I am writing to strongly OPPOSE Governor Youngkin’s 2022 draft model policy that removes and replaces the 2021 model policies on the treatment of transgender and non-binary youth (TNB) in school.  As a licensed clinical psychologist there is no evidence to support that the governor’s draft model changes will protect the wellbeing of TNB youth.  These proposed changes are also in direct conflict with the recommendations of every major mental health organization, including the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists (see below for links).

The school environment is already one that is difficult for TNB youth.  A national survey (Kosciw, Greytak, Bartkiewicz, Boesen, & Palmer, 2012) reported that most gender diverse youth hear negative remarks about gender expression from their peers and teachers or have experienced verbal harassment related to perceived sexual orientation or gender expression.  These experiences lead to TNB students feeling unsafe in the school environment.  Specifically, a national survey by GLSEN has found that 75% of transgender youth feel unsafe in school, and those who are able to persevere in the school environment had significantly lower GPAs, were more likely to miss school out of concern for their safety, and were less likely to plan on continuing their education.  Experiences of harassment and bullying in school based on one’s gender identity are also linked to poorer psychological wellbeing, including higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and behavior.  Moreover, polling conducted on behalf of the Trevor Project finds that nearly 2/3s of LGBTQ youth report that debates about state laws restricting the rights of transgender people have negatively impacted their mental health.  In addition, the Trevor Project’s 2022 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health found that fewer than 1 in 3 TNB youth find their home to be gender affirming.  In contrast, the same survey reports that LGBTQ youth who find their school and community to be LGBTQ-affirming report significantly lower rates of suicide attempts than those who do not (Trevor Project, 2022). Simply stated, the Governor’s proposed policy changes related to TNB youth in schools, while veiled in the appearance of parental involvement and the wellbeing of TNG youth, will only serve to harm their physical and psychological wellbeing.

As a transgender adult, I find these proposed policy changes to be unconscionable and abhorrent.  The Governor’s draft model policy is rooted in transphobia and seeks to further harm TNB youth.  It seeks to erase TNB from the classroom and creates a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment.  It requires teaches and school staff to forcibly “out” students to their parents against their will, potentially opening students up to emotional and physical harm at home.  It creates policy that strips TNG students from lifesaving support, such as being affirmed with their correct name and pronouns.  Finally, it prohibits TNB students from being full members of their school community by limiting their access to gendered facilitates and engagement in athletics.  If the Governor’s aim is to harm TNB youth, there is no doubt that his model policy does just that.

In closing, I strongly encourage the adoption of the 2021 model policy and strongly OPPOSE the Governor’s proposed changes.  I sincerely hope that the overwhelming psychological research underscoring how harmful these changes will be is taken in consideration when evaluating this policy change.

Sincerely,

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Milo S. Wilson, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Transformations Counseling & Psychological Services

https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/programs/safe-supportive/lgbt/resilience

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/lgbtq-youth/gender-inclusive-schools-faqs/gender-inclusive-schools-policy-law-and-practice


Support 1000%

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<p>Support 1000% like most caring parents. Parents make most decisions until children turn 18.  Changing name, gender or pronoun should be no different. </p>


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Support! Each Female who agrees to Trans in Sports are DEFRAUDING #Girls&WomensRights bottom line!


I fully oppose this.


Protect Trans Kids

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Trans kids need our support and care.


Strongly support parental rights

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I strongly support new model policies for school boards that require parent notification and involvement. Thank you.


Strongly Support Gov. Youngkin's Transgender Policy

Concerned Parent of a Wonderful and Thoughtful Daughter

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I strongly support Gov. Youngkin's transgender policy. The issue here is parents' rights. Parents have the right to know what their children are doing at school and what they are being taught. No teacher, school administrator, or school board can take that right away as long as the student is a minor and under the legal care of their parents or legal guardians. The public school system is supposed to teach children to read, write, and do math.  It shouldn't support and push either liberal or conservative agendas on the students, especially if those agendas go against the wishes on how parents want to raise their child or children. I don't see how Youngkin's policy violates any transgender rights. Are transgender students being denied any services, being singled out and segregated based on appearance or beliefs? The answer is No! It is really insulting to me when the public school system thinks they know what's best for my child and how I should raise her.


I Support Trans Youth. Youngkin's policy is dangerous.

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<p>I support all trans youth and their rights to be who they are in school. This policy is dangerous and discriminatory. </p>


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SUPPORT! Because #WomenRights are Defrauded by Transgenders in their Sports


True Patriots Oppose This Policy

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Bigotry is un-American. Prejudice is un-American.

True Patriots believe that all American children deserve to have a safe, supportive environment at school.


Strongly opposed

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This policy will directly harm transgender students.


Restroom proposal -- I cannot believe, in this modern age, that our state government is proposing so

Horrified grandparent in Rockingham county

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This proposal indicates it's for the safety of females.  What about the safety of the trans children?  What about their shame, embarrassment, and fear that will be forced upon a little girl who was born with the wrong genitals?  Restrooms have stalls.  No one is looking at their private parts.  Trans children are ashamed of their genitals.  You want to shame them further?  Shame on you a thousand times over.  If this ridiculous proposal is approved, I promise I will work to see that a republican is never put in a position of power in my state.  Spend your time making things better for your constituents instead of abusing children.


Behavioral control

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These policies have more to do with behavioral controls and they do with making sure that these kids are healthy. Nowhere does it make sense for federal government and school teachers to decide when to call a person out for having a different gender identity. This has more to do with ownership and behavioral control than it does with education or building of character or whether or not these young people are going to be healthy members of society. This legislation is going to do nothing but cause a huge rise in mental illness, depression and suicide. In these young people groups. It will traumatize them, and break all the trust that they are supposed to have with their educators , I did not vote for this policy. I did not vote for Youngkin, because he is a bigot. Please rethink this, and make more compassionate choices with consideration and respect for the dignity and privacy of these young people.


Trans rights

The following poem borrows from the transphobic commentary of Gov. Youngkin.
We’re asking folks to send/reports and observations/Help us be aware/We’re going to catalog/Their child/Asking for reports/And observations/Of their child/Oh by the way/We’re going to catalog it all/We’re asking for/Your progeny/Your parents’ rights/We’re asking/Folks For tips and information/Going to catalog it all/We’re rooting out/Divisive concepts.

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The following poem borrows from the transphobic commentary of Gov. Youngkin.

We’re asking folks to send/
reports and observations/
Help us be aware/
We’re going to catalog/
Their child/
Asking for reports/
And observations/
Of their child/
Oh by the way/
We’re going to catalog it all/
We’re asking for/
Your progeny/
Your parents’ rights/
We’re asking/Folks
For tips and information/
Going to catalog it all/
We’re rooting out/
Divisive concepts.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>This action is hateful, harmful, and representative of a real threat in our community and governance - fascism. </p>


Support 100%

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<p>I support parents rights to grant or deny permission to their children regarding this transgender issue. </p>


STRONGLY Oppose-- We must protect trans youth!

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I strongly oppose the model policies and urge the VDOE to reject them in their entirety. As an trans educator and youth worker who has worked with LGBTQ youth in a professional capacity for four+ years, I understand deeply the impact of these types of discriminatory policies. Trans and gender diverse youth are exhausted--fighting daily to be seen and understood in schools. Youth I work with suffer daily stomach aches from the anxiety of school, avoid the bathroom for entire school days and hold it for hours, skip overnight field trips and leave sports teams, because of policies like those proposed by the VDOE. The data is alarming-- with clear evidence of trans youth missing school days out of fear, worsened health outcomes, and mental health challenges fueled by the stress of dealing with discrimination and ostracization. We must hear and respond to the alarm and create schools that promote full participation and that protect the safety and best interests of trans students.

Our responsibility as educators is to our students, first and foremost, and trans and gender diverse students deserve safety and equity in public schools. Please reject these model policies and instead be a leader in modeling full inclusion for trans and gender diverse students in public schools.


Opposed because bigotry is stupid

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If your kid doesn't feel safe coming out to you, that's not their fault, the school's fault, or the media's fault. It's your fault, and yours alone. Look inside yourself and eliminate your bigotry.


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Support! #FemaleRights will be unequal with Males in their Sports


Strongly Support!

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The previous policy was an overreach and failed to demonstrate a compelling interest to exclude parents from critical information regarding the safety and well-being of their children. Thank you Governor for enforcing the 14th Amendment protections of families and recognizing that parents are in the best position to determine what is best for their child.

This is a well-thought-out policy that identifies the LAWS that are applicable, as well as case precedent.


Opposed to policy changss

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As a community college educator, I am deeply concerned for my students’ mental health. The proposed changes and new model are not supportive of transgender youths’ mental health. According to the Trevor Project, 1 in 5 transgender youth considered suicide in the last year. We cannot make policy changes that endanger the mental health of our vulnerable youth, many of whom I am incredibly fortunate to teach!


Fully support

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Parents should have the right to know what is happening with their children.  School systems should not keep information from parents.


STRONGLY OPPOSED! TRANS KIDS WILL DIE

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"Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth." This is a statistic from the National Library of Medicine. This is how hard trans youth have it. 82%. That means about for every five trans youth, four have considered suicide as an option. As something they wanted to do. You can find this information with a quick google search. It's the first result. Yet cisgender transphobic people want to make their lives harder, and they know these statistics. They know. It's hard not to. They are advocating for "parental rights" and throwing the lives of transgender children away. They know that this will increase the chances for suicide. They know this will kill transgender youth, most likely even transgender adults. Despite this they continue to act like their way is best. Like they want young lives on their hands. Let these kids live, grow, and thrive. Often LGBTQIAP+ youth can be verbally, emotionally, and even physically abused if they are outed to their parents.

Stand with trans children. Don't let their lives be on YOUR hands.


I STRONGLY OPPOSE any discrimination as a GAY ADULT SURVIVOR of school bullying and abuse!

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To those "supposedly in "power" of Virginia laws related to this fiasco of transgender discrimination:

I am a 65 year old gay man who STILL lives with the SCARS of vicious abuse and bullying suffered in middle school and high school.   Because I had to live as a closeted gay man in a time when coming out was unheard of, I was abused at both HOME and SCHOOL.  and I nearly committed SUICIDE over it.  I seriously though about it, not once but often!

Gym class was a LIVING hell.  The straight boys were arrogant and they picked on me the little, weak, feminine gay boy who could not perform athletics and I didn't even WANT to play their sports!  The f*ng gym teachers (both of them) ALLOWED it to go on and did nothing.  The teachers looked the other way and the school principal also ignored it.  I had to have my parents show up and lay down the law to the school that this was not going to be tolerated.  However that did no go.  You can't stop bullies unless you have PROTECTION from those above.   Forcing someone to be who they aren't is a deep unhealed scar.  I'll never recover from it.   This is the life that I lead because of having NO support from mentors and no civil protection for the person I wanted to be, and OUT and HAPPY gay person.   You BIGOTS who run our State and Federal governments and shove your GOD views down everyone's throats need to be stoppped and disallowed from LEGISLATING discrimination!  Leave the trans people alone.  I don't understand that concept, but I feel strongly it's best to live and let live and support everyone for who they are!  You're making a problem out of something that isn't a problem.  If homophobic parents don't like it - that's TOUGH.  There are things I don't like either in life, but CIVIL rights is for EVERYONE regardless of one's personal likes and dislikes.  That is a SACRED thing you don't touch.  Allow people to live the way they are and MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.   I couldn't care less if a transgender man wants to use a mens bathroom or a transgender woman wants to use a ladies bathroom.  A bathroom is NOT a sexualized place.  You're MAKING it one!  God forbid our world becomes more like this AWFUL and HATEFUL Virginia government we have currently.  I'm depressed and embarrassed that GY and others like him are in power right now.  And the last governor also sucked as well.  Let's move on voters.  Let's get rid of religion in govt. and get the politicians with "personal" views OUT on their keysters.   We're better than this.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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This policy is so dangerous. The world is harsh enough on trans and non-binary kids, and now you want to implement policy to make it harder on them? Let them determine their names and preferred pronouns and choose who to share that with. If they have chosen not to tell their parents it’s because the parents are unsafe! Forcing kids to be outed by their teachers to their unaccepting parents will put students in danger of physical abuse and homelessness. This will protect NO ONE.

Also intersex kids exist and deserve to choose how to express their gender at school as well. Sex and gender is not binary. There are many more variations than “boys and girls” or “penises and vaginas” in reality! Approximately 1.7% of people are intersex and wouldn’t be classified as either male or female. Stop trying to push your ignorance as policy—you’re going to get kids killed.


Oppose

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I believe the new policy provides inadequate protections for our trans youth. Oppose strongly


I oppose this policy.


Support of Gov. Youngkin's Model Policy

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Please support Gov. Younkin's Model Policy regarding transgender students.  Girls sports are being destroyed because of males identifying as females.  Even adult transgenders say this is wrong.  Most adolescents who are confused about their genders grow up happy with who they are.  What happened to "tom boys".  Guess they don't exist anymore.  What happened to schools teaching reading, writing and math.  This country was behind in education in the world and the pandemic made it worse.  Parents need to have a say in what schools are teaching - leave ideology and politics out of it.


Fully and Totally Support Gov Youngkin and his new policy

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As a very concerned parent of a student in FCPS, I am fully supportive of Gov Youngkin and his proposed Model Policies through the VDOE that will restore parental rights in Virginia. By law, a child is a minor and is the responsibility of his or her parents until they turn the legal age of majority, 18, and can legally consent to make life-altering decisions such as engaging in transgender reassignment procedures. Parents are the first teachers of their children and have an irreplaceable role in guiding them and ensuring their well-being. That role is God-given and Constitutionally guaranteed. These new pro-parent proposed policies protect the fundamental religious liberty (First Amendment) interests of school personnel, students, and parents.


Opposed - No more dead kids

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When trans kids have a safe, supportive school environment, their rates of suicide go do down. When that support is removed, the suicide rate goes up. Gov. Youngkin knows this. My conclusion is that he must want more trans kids to die. The Governor wants children to die. That is bigoted, revolting, and un-American. True patriots support the rights of all Americans, including trans Americans.


Oppose Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools

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I oppose the Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s Public Schools. Trans students deserve to be who they are. They deserve to be treated with respect and to feel safe.


Males are males / Females are females

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It is time to end this mess of guys in the girls bathroom and in girls sports and vice versa. Girls cannot feel safe in school when a biological boy is allowed in the girls locker room or bathroom.  It is also unfair to girls to allow a biological male to participate on a girls sports team.  It is time to stop bending over backwards for people who want to be different and want rules and laws changed to accommodate them.


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Support! Where are the #Feminists Advocating for Girls & Women to be SAFE?

Thank you Governor Youngkin for the 2022 Policy! #ProtectFemales


Virginia parent and voter OPPOSED to 2022 Model Policies

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I am a Virginia parent and a Virginia voter.  I strongly oppose the 2022 Model Policies.  They appear to be based on fulfilling campaign promises, not current medical or educational guidance.  While I agree with so many others who have commented that parents should play a critical role in the education of Virginia students, the 2022 Model Policies fail to recognize that for many students, school is the only safe space where they can explore their identity and be their authentic selves, a key component of education.  Some children are not comfortable, or safe, sharing that exploration with their parents and they should be afforded the right and dignity to choose if, when, and how they do so.  Under the 2022 Model Policies, however, they no longer have that right.  Instead, they must choose between being outed on the one hand or being misgendered and deadnamed on the other.  Is it any wonder so many students have expressed real fear and distress as to what will happen to them under the 2022 Model Policies?  I urge the VDOE to scrap the 2022 Model Policies, rely upon advice from medical and educational professionals as opposed to politicians and lobbyists, and fulfill the VDOE's mission of supporting ALL of Virginia's schoolchildren by providing them with a learning environment that is safe and free from discrimination.  Thank you.


Don't support governor's proposal

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<p>I support parent's rights and voice in their child's life but the.governor's recommendations are not the right way to increase parent's rights. The recommendations make it harder for parents who want to allow their child's pronouns and chosen name to be respected. Also, school is one of the only places kids who are transgender can safely identify as themselves. This policy recommendation is taking off the training wheels for these kids and making them vulnerable to mental health issues. I transgender person can't change who they are and this policy recommendation makes it harder for them to be themselves. </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSED AND I AM A TEACHER

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Hi,

Please respect and take care of our transgender students and teachers and families. This is not fair and not healthy and possibly deadly. why are you doing this?

Listen to the VADOE and the educators in the schools. Listen to us. You do not know better or more than we do.

This  is a barbaric and horrific and sinister policy.

STOP.


adamant support

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I support the new policies’ removal of language that encouraged school officials to follow procedures to essentially deceive parents when their children are making potentially life-altering decisions regarding their gender identity in a school setting.


Trans rights are human rights

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I Strongly oppose Governor Youngkin’s proposed changes to how trans students are treated in the state of Virginia. Trans rights are human rights