I strongly oppose this.

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<p>This policy endangers the life of trans and non-binary children/students. Trans and non binary individuals face hate in many aspects of their lives, from unsupportive families to the legal system failing them. School is somewhere that they should feel safe. If the law forces them to attend school, the absolute least we can do is make them feel comfortable while they are there. These are public schools and hatred has no home there. </p>


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Do not do this.


I oppose this fully.


I fully oppose this.


I oppose this


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Trans Student proposed policy

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<p>Nothing like targeting transgender students!  There are people too and this proposal is too extreme and leaves them out. Why can’t you just let students be who they want to be!  </p>


Strongly oppose.


I oppose

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This is huge step backwards for freedom


Thank you for standing up for parents!

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<p>A child's safety and well-being belong to the parent. It is a parent's responsibility to do what is best for the child. If someone is questioning their gender, they should be required to wait until they are no longer the parent's responsibility. At eighteen you're allowed to make your own choices because you're the one affected by them. And five, ten, and fifteen, your choices affect your parents and need to be discussed with your parents. </p>


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


I vehemently oppose this policy

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<p>This policy is solely a political stunt to address a “problem” that does not exist. The only outcome it will have is to harm individuals that are already vulnerable. I strongly oppose this policy! </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Opposition to Draft Trans policy

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I strongly oppose the Governors Draft policy against Trans and non binary kids. The students who will become targets with this horrible policy may be haunted for the rest of their lives. They need love and support not hate and ignorance as they navigate a difficult course through their personal identity.  I WANT THE VDOE TO REJECT THIS POLICY AND NOT LET IT MOVE ANY PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE BACK IN TO THE DARK AGES. Thank you for your consideration. luketerpstra@cox.net


I am strongly opposed.


I fully support this policy - as an ACTUAL PARENT of children in VA public schools

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If a child is confident enough to change their pronouns and request the use of a bathroom other than their biological sex, in front of hundreds of their peers, you cannot convince me that notifying their parent is dangerous.  Dangerous is hiding this information from the parent and the parent finding out that their child conspired with the school system to knowingly deceive them.  Children are just that -- children. And we should have faith in their parents to guide them to make choices that will benefit them and keep them safe.  This idea that a teacher or administrator knows a child better than their parent is not only absurd, it's criminal.  I hope that the voices of VIRGINIA residents, not the out of state advocacy groups who have no affiliation with Virginia, are heard!


I am completely opposed.


Do not do this.


Strongly oppose this hateful attempt to harm trans kids

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<p>I strongly oppose this attempt to harm trans kids. Trans kids are at high risk for suicide due to the lack of acceptance and bullying they receive at home and in schools. This is a sick political move, and it put children at extreme risk. The reason trans kids don’t tell their parents is because there can be dire consequences at home, including abuse and homelessness. There are so many stories about the horrible things trans kids encounter. Spend some time talking to lgbtq advocacy groups and inform yourselves. Why would you want to knowingly expose kids to potential physical and emotional harm? Why not give the children the option to feel some minor bit of acceptance and inclusion just by letting a teacher call them a preferred nickname. For goodness sakes, this is insane and doesn’t not at all put children first. The Youngkin administration is doing a horrible disservice to children. </p>


I fully oppose this.


Strongly oppose! Please protect the rights & well being of all students.

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<p>Your efforts to undermine the rights and dignity of LGBTQ students is shameful and wrong. </p>


New transgender policy

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I am totally in favor of the new common sense policy put forward by Gov. Youngkin about transgenderism


I oppose this fully.


New K-12 policy


Horrified by the hate involved against transgender children

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<p>There is nothing in this world to justify the hate of children or anyone who is transgender, homosexual, etc.  This policy displays the greatest amount of hate I have seen from a government official and his/her office.  These types of personal attack on private rights need to stop. </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.


As strongly opposed as possible

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Regardless of stated motivation, this policy guidance document is a cruel and bullying action against marginalized and vulnerable people. Whatever your view of the role of government, creating guidance that requires personal disrespect and bigotry is inexcusable.


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

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What is the most insidious crime for women & what crimes do most women fear from a very young age?  Rape & sexual assault.  It changes your young life forever.  It changes your views of men in general, even if they are very good  fathers, very good brothers,  very good boyfriends etc.  Many women never speak about the incident to even their closest friends, but the fear remains forever.  Even women who have not been raped or sexually assaulted still know it can happen to them and avoid area & places that they know are dangerous.

Most women at one time in their young lives as well as the rest of their lives have been approached by males in the school who wish to do them sexual harm. When I was in school, the bathroom was the sanctuary for women.  We could fairly be sure that once we entered the girls bathroom, we could lock the door & stop the person pursuing us.  I have a friend whose granddaughter was just assaulted in her school in California.  When her father went to the school administrator, they said "at least she was not killed."

I understand that children can be very cruel to other children.  They can bully children about almost anything, color of their hair, color of their shoes, a silly statement they made in class, etc. etc. etc..  We all know poor children or small children who are bullied by those children who are not understanding of their economic situation or have not been taught by their parents to be kind., but the answer is not giving the bully more time with them, it is working with the parents to solve the bullying problem.  Yes, I said working with the parents.  If the school requires the parents to work with administrators concerning behavior problems then they also know that parents are the key factor in counseling & working with their own children,

Parents should & must have all information about their children; have all responsibility for their children's behaviors; & have the knowledge to help their children in every phase of their education & lives.  School programs should primarily be for teaching concrete education, reading, math etc.  not morals.  That is the parents job.  I strongly approve of the new & improved Model  & I thank Governor Youngkin & those who wrote it for their responsible policy.


Strongly oppose.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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<p>Signing this is signing a death sentence for trans kids in Virginia. DO NOT sign this, or else their blood is on your hands. Have some human compassion for people. </p>


Strongly opposed

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Children should be safe and comfortable. This includes from being outed and to be able to use their preferred pronouns and bathroom.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Strongly oppose the Anti-transgender policy

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This anti-transgender policy is nothing more than discrimination against kids who the governor wants to silence. This is not in the best interest of children and families. Rather it is the opposite of best interests. It is shameful and harmful and frankly, disgusting.

Denying kids the right to be addressed in the manner that they request is harmful to kids and sends the message that they should be ashamed of who they are.

Refusing kids the right to use the restroom consistent with their gender identity is harmful to their mental health and could put them in physical danger.

The majority of Virginians oppose this plan. The fact that Youngkin was elected is immaterial to the imposition of this policy. The majority of voters who voted for him did not expect him to enact these kinds of radical right wing policies. People who voted for him bought the message that he was a moderate, which we know now is entirely untrue.

This policy is NOT the law. It is a policy that a right wing appointee of the governor has drafted and is now implementing because the law allows the department of education to implement policies. But the policy that existed under the Northam administration was the appropriate policy that represented and supported the best interests of children and families.

It is infuriating that this right wing administration is bringing us back to the 1950's when the LGBTQ+ community was forced to stay in the closet. The hatred that this administration is showing to our children is repugnant.


Strongly Oppose Governor's Model Which Puts Vulnerable Youth at Risk of Harm

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LGBTQIA+ youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide not because of their gender identity or orientation but because of how they are treated.  Parents need to be educated and supported in understanding what their children/youth are experiencing so they can support them.  Children are experiencing mental health crises at unprecedented levels and the Governor instead wants to focus on ways that will cause more damage both to children/youth that are more vulnerable and to an already overburdened and underappreciated public education system.  Your regressive and cruel policies won't stop youth from living their true sexual orientation and gender identities but suicide will stop them from living.  Is that the legacy you want?


I am completely opposed.


Do not do this.


I strongly oppose!

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This policy will harm trans students. They deserve not to be targeted, but to be accepted and respected. If this policy passes, trans students will be targeted and be subjected to even more bullying and harassment. This is not about parents' rights; if it were, parents who are supportive of their trans kids would be able to have schools accept and respect their nonbinary kids, but they cannot. This extremely restrictive policy attacks transgender students, and ignores the existence of nonbinary students. Do not pass this policy!


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


100% behind this.

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Majority approve even if they won't say it out loud. Protect young BOYS and GIRLS from the 1%.


Strongly opposed

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The basic principles of both sets of guidelines are just: one to prevent bullying and provide support to children who are much more at risk of being target of it, the other maintaining that parents should have a say in their children’s education; however, I believe the proper balance of these principles should be made through research as well as education of parents in addition to children. We are only just starting to understand transgender issues, but it is by no means a US-specific phenomenon, nor is it a new one. Classics researchers have found that even as far back as the golden period of Ancient Greek civilization, men were disassociating with their sex. In response to our new understanding, I propose that more time and money be spent on research into how this phenomenon affects other children around them, the reasons for this disassociation, research into how proposed guidelines taking away protections for vulnerable demographics like transgender children might make things much worse for them, etc., so that whatever the response is, it is based on statistically significant evidence to show it is the right course of action for all. In addition, efforts can be made to show that all of us can exist together without making the claim that the existence of some individuals encroaches upon the rights of others. Those protections should go both ways: all of us are human, and should have the right to go through life with the same dignity and comforts given to our fellow US citizens.


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Strongly opposed, this will harm trans kids.


Strongly opposed - This will harm, perhaps even lead to deaths, of Trans kids

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I strongly oppose the changes to the Model Policies for Treatment of Transgender Students. Vulnerable and innocent LGBT+ students experience high rates of bullying, child abuse, depression, and suicide due to bigotry and intolerance. This proposal would create a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment for our VA transgender and nonbinary youth, requiring teachers and staff to forcibly “out” students, prohibit staff from supporting trans and nonbinary students such as using a students affirming name and pronouns, and prohibit access or participation in activities consistent with their gender identity.

This policy change ignores medical science related to gender-affirming care, disregards the history of bigotry against transgender students, and endangers the very youth and families that it claims to protect. It ignores the high rates of depression and suicide in transgender youth that is directly related to the stigma and bigotry that these vulnerable and powerless individuals face in school, at church, and in our general society. In fact, the Governor's policy reinforces bigotry, intolerance, and false "grooming" narratives that smear the very existence of trans and nonbinary individuals.


WE STRONGLY OPPOSE

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We oppose this divisive guidance and hate that it breeds.


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<p>DO NOT PASS THIS BILL! YOU ARE SIGNING THOUSANDS OF SUICIDE NOTES IF YOU DO! So many children do not have a safe space and how dare we take that away from them. They have a right to be happy & safe in every day life and you want to rip it all away. This is a huge mistake. Religion is making its way into the laws and bills and the Governor is doing what his religious beliefs are. I feel so sorry for those children who will suffer. Wake up this is NOT PRAY AWAY THE GAY! No talks to you about being straight. Let's give them something else to be worried about. It's almost 2023 people wake the hell up!! </p>


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


Strongly oppose


I oppose this fully.


Hateful policy that endangers Virginia's youth

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<p>Kids are citizens with human rights, too. This policy is recklessly harmful and I oppose it. </p>


I fully oppose this.


I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Youngkin's Proposed Legislation against Transgender and LGBTQ students

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<p>I oppose this harmful legislation. These children need our protection and support.  To do anything other than is harmful, mean, and negligent.  </p>


Strongly Oppose

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Please do not put into law your guidance for the treatment of trans students.


Super opposed

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<p>This is very dangerous to trans students and opens them up to the very bully you claim to want to stop. There are far more pressing issues to deal with than worrying about the LGBTQIA+ community </p>


Unfair, unjust, and inhuman policy.

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Personal or majoritarian beliefs have no place in public school policy. All students should be treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. To single out LGBTQ students is to tell the world that these lives matter less than others. Children - whether 6 or 16 - have autonomy. They should be able to choose which bathroom to use based on their comfort and which team to play on based on their identity. No one other than themselves can tell them who they should be or how they should act or which bathroom they should use. While most parents may have their child’s best interest at heart, this policy puts those children whose parents are not understanding and potentially violent against their children at physical, mental, and emotional risk. Treat children as the owners of their own bodies. Being a part of the LGBTQ community poses no threat to the safety or well-being of the students - unless this policy is enacted. Essentially, this policy is demeriting students based on their sexual orientation and identity. It is inhumane and it poses a threat to our society because not all students will have an equal and positive educational experience. Do not enact this policy.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


I am strongly opposed.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>If enacted this policy will hurt trans kids in Virginia. If enacted, not only will it make sure that trans kids aren't accepted at school, it will also put them in danger. This should not be allowed to pass. As an educator I assure you that this is the wrong move for trans students. They should feel accepted at school, not shunned, and should have the opportunity to freely express themselves. This policy will negatively impact any student who is already transitioning, as well as increasing trepidation for those still in the closet. This will harm kids. It should not pass. It will do nothing but harm, and there is no place for that in school. </p>


I strongly oppose

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This is a hate-filled policy that will hurt children. I strongly oppose.


These Model Policies are Disrespectful

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Although the model policies claim to respect all students, they do not come close. Their model policies create an environment of bullying, disrespect, and outright endangerment of kids who just want to live their lives. The model policies include a provision that takes the resources a school has into account (without requiring school divisions to even attempt to properly resource their schools) including taking into account "the rights and needs of other students and of school staff."  The rights of transgender kids to be included as any other student does not infringe on the rights of any other student or staff. This is simply an attempt to other and exclude trans kids.

The model policies put forward by this administration uphold the idea that parents are the ultimate authority on children both at home and at school, without exception. This is not true, no matter how many cases they cite. If this were true, Virginia would not have standards for homeschooling children (§ 22.1-254.1), banned conversion therapy for those under 18 (§ 54.1-2409.5), nor vaccination requirements for school. All of these show that while yes, courts in Troxel and Wisconsin v. Yoder found that parents have a right to parent how they see fit, there are limitations on that right. This right is far from absolute. If a parent wants to teach their kid how they see fit, they should homeschool their child. A small subset of parents should not be able to make schools a hostile environment for trans kids.

I have no doubt that this administration has seen the rates of suicide in trans youth, specifically the disparity between trans youth that is supported by those around them and trans youth that is not supported. At this point I, like many others, believe this administration does not care about the trans kids that will die as a result of their policies. Their policies will directly increase the amount of Trans kids who are outed in unsafe environments, kids who are subjected to bullying from peers and bullying by those who are supposed to educate and support them. I have lived in Virginia my entire life and I know that we are better than this. We must be better than this. Our state motto is "Virginia is for Lovers" but these policies are not exemplifying that idea at all. We aren't a state for some, we are a state for all, built on love and pride. I hope the administration takes this to heart and modifies these policies with this comment and all of the opposition in mind.


Promise kept

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Promise made; promise kept.  Thank you Governor!


I am completely opposed.


Trans students deserve protection

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<p>I oppose these policies. They are unconstitutional and a violation of civil rights. </p>


I Oppose this violation of student privacy and safety

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Broadcasting a student’s sexual/gender identity to their parent(s) is in direct opposition to the student’s right to privacy. It may endanger the health, safety, and wellbeing to communicate any real or perceived sexual behaviors or gendered traits.
Additionally, the whole of the Virginia education system is stretched too thin to utilize teachers, staff and administrators work hours focused on “outing” students to their parents. Legislators time and effort would be better spent, rather than rewriting transgender student guidance, to reallocate funds toward teachers’ and staff salaries.

The changes made to this document give undue power to anti-transgender school system employees. This document is a danger to the students of Virginia.


Do not do this.


Gov. Youngkin's new K-12 policies empower parents, restore common sense to our schools, and protect

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<p>Fantastic! The Governor's direction to apply emperic evidence to the transgender hysteria will protect our children. Children who have not been given a clear understanding of truth are at risk for so many bad outcomes. It is refreshing to see a truly truthful and loving response to the hysteria of transgenderism. </p>


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


This is going to end up killing our kids

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This is going to end with trans & nonbinary kids harming or killing themselves, and that blood will be on your hands.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly oppose.


STRONGLY OPPOSED

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<p>This is a stupid idea that will harm all children </p>


Trans school policy

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I fully support policy restoring rights to parents in all decisions relating to trans issues.


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


Strongly oppose

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This law is outrageous and violates privacy, child safety, and many other areas! You should be ashamed to have even thought of it.


False, fake Frankengenders harm kids and in free society no one is obligated to play along.

We must not lie to children.
These false, fake Frankengenders stitched together in the labs of leftist political science put children at risk as pawns in a national campaign against humanity and the corruption of family values.
Remembering that in free society, no one is obligated to play along with the delusional charades of sexually disoriented people, we see clearly how governments, and especially the schools, must not ever favor, let alone promote, gender based ideological orthodoxy. These gender based belief systems are the exact equal to anything religious and have no supported scientific principle to them beyond the application of the orthodox beliefs themselves.
At some point, this Transgenderism charade, the taunting for Frankengender lies, will meet its unsustainable end and many kids taken by them will be utterly ruined of everything that they thought and were led to believe could create this false, fake fraud of a reality: games over.
This emotional pandering has no basis in biology as human beings with the sexual reproductive system of males, or the mutilated remains thereof, shall never ever be female: they will never have a cycle, ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, cervix or vagina, or produce female sexual gametes, no matter how skilled the surgical switch from a crotch rocket to a crotch pocket may be, how much hormone blocking and boosting is done, however thick the mascara and absolutely FABULOUS the outfits — nope! He ain’t gonna ever be female, and as a matter of fact, no one should pretend such.
And the same is true of human beings who have a female reproductive system, that they will never ever be male.
These false, fake Frankengender lies must stop, and these false, fake Frankengender lies must never have ever become a favored orthodoxy of government, especially in our schools! ***again***We must stop lying to kids!!!

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We must not lie to children.

These false, fake Frankengenders stitched together in the labs of leftist political science put children at risk as pawns in a national campaign against humanity and the corruption of family values.

Remembering that in free society, no one is obligated to play along with the delusional charades of sexually disoriented people, we see clearly how governments, and especially the schools, must not ever favor, let alone promote, gender based ideological orthodoxy. These gender based belief systems are the exact equal to anything religious and have no supported scientific principle to them beyond the application of the orthodox beliefs themselves.

At some point, this Transgenderism charade, the taunting for Frankengender lies, will meet its unsustainable end and many kids taken by them will be utterly ruined of everything that they thought and were led to believe could create this false, fake fraud of a reality: games over.

This emotional pandering has no basis in biology as human beings with the sexual reproductive system of males, or the mutilated remains thereof, shall never ever be female: they will never have a cycle, ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, cervix or vagina, or produce female sexual gametes, no matter how skilled the surgical switch from a crotch rocket to a crotch pocket may be, how much hormone blocking and boosting is done, however thick the mascara and absolutely FABULOUS the outfits — nope! He ain’t gonna ever be female, and as a matter of fact, no one should pretend such.

And the same is true of human beings who have a female reproductive system, that they will never ever be male.

These false, fake Frankengender lies must stop, and these false, fake Frankengender lies must never have ever become a favored orthodoxy of government, especially in our schools! ***again***
We must stop lying to kids!!!


I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Fully Support Constitutionally aligned, parental rights, protection of Girls & Women

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I fully support and appreciate a policy so carefully aligned with both our VA and US constitution.  When parents and teachers can work together, all children benefit.  This policy also remembers that girls/young women have a right to protection and privacy—men do NOT belong in women’s spaces.  In addition, there is no constitutional right that requires someone to validate your feelings or perception of the world but there ARE constitutional protections for freedom of religion and no policy can force someone to go against their religious beliefs.  Please pass this policy.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


This is a terrible policy decision.


I am strongly opposed.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


This removes a barrier

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This policy prevents schools from concealing vital information about children from their families.  The concept of "in Loco parentis" should mean schools are charged with ensuring children are in a safe place while learning rather than "instead of parents" in making decisions about what is right for children and their families.  Thank you, Governor for taking a stand against third party intrusion and supplanting parents' rights to make choices for their family.


I strongly OPPOSE the guidance!

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<p>I am a 21 year old non-binary individual who attended VA schools. This is not progress, this is harmful to our youth! This is hateful and disgusting to see. This in no way is a good thing! We need to be inclusive to everyone and stop the discrimination and ignorance surrounding other cultures and marginalized community’s. Make schools safe for kids , please keep the kids safe. I’m saying no hate and no anti- lgbtq in schools, we have enough of it in the real world. We need to do our part to make a better future. Stop the hate! </p>


Strongly oppose


Strongly oppose. This is full of hate not love-

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<p>Strongly oppose this, it is harmful to transgender youth.  Support our students, and don't harm them. </p>


No


I oppose this fully.


Do not do this.


Support absolutely

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I absolutely support this policy!


I fully oppose this.


Strongly oppose

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<p>I believe the model policies proposed by Governor Youngkin specifically target trans students and will do harm by further ostracizing them. I urge you to support students and their families...please be inclusive of students during such a critical time in their young lives. </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


I am 100% opposed

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This is a terrible policy that has been made for political reasons, and not with the health and well-being of students in mind. Please gather evidence from the AAP and from mental health organizations before putting policies in place that will hurt children.


Strongly Opposed

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Will harm children by outing them.


I am completely opposed.


Strongly oppose.


I oppose

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Trans men are men, Trans women are women, and Trans rights are human rights. Just let people exist for s sake


I am strongly opposed.


Morally Oppose

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Choosing to protect "parents rights" over the human rights of a living and breathing child trying to live their life will result in abuse and harm coming to children that are different than what the "parent" wants their child to be. Supporting a violation of privacy such as this is immoral and will cause harm to a minority that previous generations refuse to acknowledge due to ignorance and beliefs spawned through unfounded generational bigotry and hate.


Against the new anti-trans school policy

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This policy is awful and harmful to so many children. All this will so is make school another dangerous place for so many people


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


This is a terrible policy decision.


I fully support this policy

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The policy proposed by Governor Youngkin is well thought out and fair.

I fully support this policy and urge that it be implemented.


Do not do this.


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


Please stop the increase of teen suicide

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My name is Jaidan Braddock, age 17, and I identify as non-binary. I fall under the transgender umbrella, as do many others, and I also have mental illness. According to the Human Rights Campaign, ”LGBTQ youth are at particular risk, with recent data showing that 29% of transgender youth, 21% of gay and lesbian youth and 22% of bisexual youth have attempted suicide.” As someone who has attempted suicide, I can say that rolling back the rights of transgender people will almost definitely impact the amount of people attempting suicide. I beg of you to stop this sick thing from happening while you can. Parents should not have to bury their children. You don’t have to agree with who we are and how we identify, but please just let us live the life we want to live!


Sick and Cruel, Institutionalized Bullying

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I'm a current Virginia resident though I grew up in Georgia in a very conservative area. I am also trans, and spent the first several decades of my life struggling with it, including very serious contemplation of suicide. If I had during my youth been forcibly outed and publicly shamed by none less than the governor of my state, as you now propose to do to Virginian trans kids, I genuinely would have killed myself. That is not an exaggeration I mean that sincerely. To think that you Governor Younkin, a grown man, is using the weight of law to bully children you don't like TO DEATH, is horrifying and vile. This is absolutely sick and vindictively cruel. To go through with this policy would be to sign the death warrant of children within your own state.

If there is a soul in your chest you will not do this.


Governor's proposed transgender policy change

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination of students on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This policy is not only only in violation of Title IX, which is a federal civil rights law,  but it is also cruel and unnecessary. I strongly oppose this.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


I fully oppose. Protect trans students!

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I fully oppose. Protect trans students!


I fully oppose this.


Policy of Hate

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Glenn Youngkin and the rest of the GOP have ripped off their masks (not that they ever wore them anyway) and are showing everyone paying attention exactly who they are--hateful bigots who want to play with the lives of children to further their culture war.

I am a transgender woman, and when I was in school I absolutely hated myself and was also absolutely terrified of what my life would be if I ever came out. As an adult I've since come to terms with myself and am working on living my life but my heart breaks knowing what trans kids are going through now with this sort of spotlight on them constantly.

It is basic human decency to refer to someone by the pronouns that they have told you they go back. It is basic human decency to refer to someone by the name that they have told you is their name. It is a gross and dangerous act to out a child to their family who may not be supportive. School may be the only part of their life where they get to live THEIR LIFE. If you're a parent and you're concerned that your child may be queer but hasn't come out to you yet--ask yourself why you have that fear. Ask yourself what you've said about LGBT people around your child. Ask yourself how you've treated your child.

Trans kids are an already vulnerable population to suicide because of how society by and large treats them. If you support this then you support the mental anguish, fear, and anxiety that trans kids will endure. You support the emboldening of bigotry in their lives. You support directly harming others just because they don't meet your heteronormative society. You have bought lies that were sold to you at best, and at worst you're just a scummy human being with disregard for the lives of others.

It's sickening to know that we share the same state.


Strongly Oppose this harmful proposed policy

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<p>Governor Youngkin and anyone who supports this model policy seeks to infringe on the privacy civil rights of trans and non-binary students. These students are being targeted here. As anyone knowledgeable on the topic understands that trans and non-binary kids need support and protection in schools and this does the opposite. Please don't institute this as model policy. I support trans and non-binary students. </p>


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly oppose.


Strongly oppose


I am completely opposed.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


Yes, finally common sense returns to public policy

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<p>Parents should NEVER be left out of communication between schools and their children. Thank you for keeping them informed and passing legislation that totally makes sense. Parents are children’s first teachers and the ones with the first and greatest responsibility for raising their children. </p>


This is a terrible policy decision.


Strongly Opposed

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Autonomy over one's body is a natural right. By taking away a person's right to decide who they share their truth with and when, you are violating that right, plain and simple. When someone else makes such a deeply personal decision for a child, it opens them up to violence and abuse. It teaches them that their bodies aren't theirs anymore. What you are proposing is not only physically dangerous, but psychologically damaging. Queer, Trans, non-bianary, gender fluid, gender-nonconforming and all that is in between have existed since the beginning of humanity. It is time to stop ignoring that fact and hold a safe space for ALL of our children. We start to do that when we practice inclusion and acceptance of all expressions of life.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


I fully support this!

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<p>Yes. Give power back to the parents and protect our first amendment rights of freedom of speech and religion. Transgender students deserve respect but  are a very small minority and other people should not suffer to affirm the anti-science view that a boy can become a girl and vice versa. Names and pronouns should reflect the God-given gender of the child and the bathroom used should match genitalia, not ideology. </p>


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<p>There is nothing extreme about parental consent. I strongly support. </p>


I oppose this legislation and support trans/non-binary kids

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<p>I support practices that allow trans and non-binary kids to use the spaces that match their gender identity.  There is no harm in allowing this and more bullying will occur if we force them into unsafe spaces.  For that matter - the privacy of bathroom space in public buildings like schools could use updating so that you have actual enclosed spaces not doors with wide cracks anyway.  I oppose this legislation.  </p>


I oppose this fully.


Do not do this.


I fully OPPOSE this policy

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This policy will directly impact my child and thousands more like him. I honestly do not feel that anyone would have thought this new policy was a good idea if they had bothered doing even a modicum of research.

Trans and non binary teens are at an increased risk of suicide and attempted suicide. Why? Because they are not being supported at home and they are not being supported at school. Creating policies that require kids to be outed to their families if they want support at school (support that can be denied based on "personal" or "religious" beliefs under this policy), forcing them to be called by a name they do not identify with, and forcing them to use or put up with being referred to by pronouns they do not identify with is damaging. This does not give them the "respect that all students deserve". This does not give them the "dignity that all students deserve".

This policy is dangerous. This policy will open an already at risk, marginalized community up to more hate, more discrimination, more bullying, more abuse, more violence and more suicide deaths than they already face every single day just because they dare to exist.

You cannot say that you care about all kids while attempting to pass policies that are guaranteed to physically and mentally harm certain groups, in order to appease the political powers that be.

These are living breathing people Glenn Youngkin, his base, and the Department of Education are playing with. Human beings are not political chess pieces and every one of you should be ashamed for using them as such.


Strongly oppose!

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Trans kids need safe spaces to exist, and you’re creating the opposite of that. Lead with your heart. Think about what you actually would want if you were in this circumstance. Not what the parents would want, not what the teachers would want, but what would you want.

Nothing close to this bill.


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


Strongly oppose.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose the guidance proposed by Governor Youngkins administration surrounding trans students. This policy will harm youth and tell them that they are not seen and are not valued, pushing them further to the outskirts and harming their well-being. </p>


I fully oppose this.


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Dear Virginia Board of Education,

Please consider in your deliberations the following two quotes.

1. “For parents should not be deprived by the Government of the right to direct the lives and education of their own children.”

2. “The United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment, provides that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children, as the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly explained."

The first quote comes from the 1956 “southern manifesto” by Virginia lawmakers to block integration of public schools following Brown v. Board.

The second comes from the Younkin 2022 model policies document.

Do not make the same mistake again. There is no excuse for bullying and marginalizing another generation of school children because Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was right and history does bend towards justice. That is why statues of Rev King abound, while those of the 1956 Virginia Gov. Harry Bryd, Sr. lie in rubble.

I oppose.

Jamie McElhatton

(they/them)

Alexandria, VA


Protect trans kids!

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<p>Trans kids are kids, no need to legislate them into oblivion. </p>


Sets kids up for bullying, depression and suicide

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Schools should be safe places physically and emotionally. Youth are learning who they are and wrestling with their own identities. They need the support of educators at this very challenging time. This is especially true of our transgender and queer youth, who are facing the choice to live their truth or to hide who they are to please those outside of themselves. The proposed changes to the way schools interact with transgender and queer youth is a huge step backwards in recognizing and supporting our diverse student  body in Virginia. We know that queer and transgender youth have higher rates of depression, suicide and bullying than straight cisgender youth. Parents are not always supporting initially or know how to respond when their child comes out to them. Someone at school may be the only person a child feels safe sharing emotional turmoil with. Forcing staff to tell parents what a student may not be ready to share about their identity is unconscionable.  Forcing students to use a bathroom of their biological sex or to use a name that they do not identify with is cruel. This change will harem students


I am strongly opposed.


Disgusting

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Passing this bill would be a disgusting attack on already vulnerable children. America was founded on the principle of equality, this bill is a slap in the face to every good American trying to follow those virtues. Everyone involved in writing this bill should feel ashamed of themselves. This will affect my decision on who to vote for in the future.


Oppose this vehemently

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We live in a nation based on freedom.  For you to propose that we all follow faith based ideals as laws is in direct opposition to our constitution.


Opposing Youngkin’s trans student policy

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<p>This policy is bigotry in its plainest form under the guise of parents’ rights. It will harm trans kids, their families, and put teachers and administrators in terrible positions. It will fuel hate and bullying and hurt communities. </p>


Strongly and firmly opposed

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The goal of the state when creating legislation regarding schools should only ever be fostering success in both the academics of students and the school system itself. This proposed legislation is entirely opposite of this goal and will only harm trans students throughout the state of Virginia. As a transgender senior in Texas, my years in high school have been marked by completely avoiding the consumption of any liquid before and throughout the school day to avoid using the restroom at school, never speaking in class to teachers or classmates because legislation allows them to never use my name if they so please and never refer to me correctly. It is extremely difficult to excel in school when you can’t pee, when you can’t speak, and when everyone refers to you as if you were an entirely different person. This year has been the only year in my entire life where I was finally able to at least use the nurses office for the restroom and use a different name and pronouns in class. And yes, some teachers do not like that and don’t use my pronouns and avoid referring to me at all. No one, absolutely no one, is forcing such teachers to go against “their values” or “their religion” or whatever the republican legislators believe. If you don’t want to support us, good for you. Stop standing in the way of those that do. Stop standing in the way of success and opportunity for trans students. Stop creating ridiculous legislation that attempts to tear us away from normal lives.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>Strongly oppose this rollback, would be harmful to transgender youth </p>


I am completely opposed.


Strongly oppose

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Protect our Children!!!


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


This is a violation of human rights

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strongly oppose. protect trans youth!


This is incredibly dangerous.

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My name is Maddie Johnson and I am a non-binary college student. I have seen up close how dangerous policies like this can be. Referring to a transgender person by their correct name and pronouns is, when it comes down to it, suicide prevention. Having a label forced upon you that does not align with how you view yourself is absolutely devastating, and can, has, and WILL cause students extreme suffering.

People shy away from LGBT issues, claiming that trans children have been indoctrinated, or that talking about sexuality to a child is inherently sexual and should not even be breeches. To those people I ask: where exactly do you believe trans and queer adults come from? They were all once children as well, and many of them were children that felt incredibly out of place, ostracized, and depressed, because they thought that who they were was wrong or abnormal.

I think the sheer abuse written into this bill is in its exact claim. Why are we protecting parents over children? If it’s between an adult feeling uncomfortable that their perception of someone is incorrect and a child feeling depressed, out of place, and possibly suicidal, I will always side with the child. These things are all real. These are things that both I myself and most trans individuals I know have experienced.

Finally, I must ask, is this really a parents’ rights issue? Because it was, there would be a requirement that a child be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns if they prefer it. They should be allowed to prevent any discussion of their child’s sexuality, suspected or otherwise, for the sake of privacy.

In conclusion, this bill values grown adults comfort over children’s safety, and I am extremely terrified of what will happen to the future of transgender people in Virginia if this bill is passed.


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<p>this is a bad call all around for supporting LGBT kids </p>


I oppose this fully.


STRONGLY OPPOSE this hateful policy

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As a Virginia parent, I STRONGLY OPPOSE this hateful policy. We teach our children to treat others like we would want to be treated. It is shameful that the governor can't model this behavior. ALL students, regardless of their gender identity, deserve to be treated with respect. ALL students, regardless of their gender identity, deserve to feel welcome at school. And ALL parents - not just the loudest - deserve to be heard. Governor Northam has said he wants parents to have say in their child's education. I'm a parent and I would like my child to know that her classmates are being supported at school. I would like the students who have identified as boys the entire time they have been at our secondary school to continue to be in the BOYS locker room - not to suddenly be forced into the girls locker room with my daughter - regardless of what their gender was at birth. And most importantly, I would like teachers to treat ALL students at my daughter's school with respect - not just the ones whose pronouns they happen to agree with.


I strongly oppose this hateful policy

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This is hatred and pandering thinly veiled as parental rights. It is absurd that the words privacy, dignity, and respect are used to describe this policy, as it engenders the opposite. Not all students feel safe talking to parents about gender out sexual identity.  As a mental health professional, I am keenly aware of the importance of children and adolescents having safe spaces to be themselves and work through things they aren't yet able it ready to share with others. This policy places already vulnerable students, especially those who have been living for some time as their identified gender, at risk for harm and humiliation. How is this a protection of their rights or a demonstration of dignity? How is it a demonstration of respect and dignity to place school staff who are supportive of transgender and/or gender fluid students in a position where they may get in trouble for actually demonstrating respect for a student by using chosen names or pronouns?

How about gender neutral bathrooms on all schools? How about support tor parents in understanding and talking about these difficult topics with their children in a supportive manner? How about recognizing that a religious belief does not magically change someone's gender or sexual identity? And that a child or adolescent's beliefs may differ from those of a parent?

And a legal document being necessary to comply with name/pronoun changes, really? Why is this necessary, especially if parents are aware and agree?

The next time you want to introduce a policy that proclaims to promote respect, privacy, and dignity, please make sure your are using those words accurately.


Strongly oppose.


This is a terrible policy decision.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly opposed the targeting of LGBTQIA MINORS.

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<p>If they are already unsafe at home then you have made it unsafe at school too. How do you expect any of these kids to learn anything under constant persecution/abuse? What kind of hate filled world are we leaving to our children when the example we set is "Their existence is a lie and they shouldn't be allowed to exist"? </p>


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


I fully oppose this.


Strongly oppose

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<p>All students deserve our support and respect, these proposed changes do not do that. These changes show trans and queer youth they their lives and experience do not matter. We can do better as a society by not imposing outdated and dangerous policies and regulations on our children. </p>


Do not do this.


Oppose, this hurts trans kids


I am completely opposed.


I Strongly Oppose

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This policy endangers the lives of trans children and must not be enacted.


Strongly oppose the proposed changes made by Youngkin

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<p>As an athletic coach of hundreds of athletes over my career as well as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I have grave concerns over children not being able to feel they have a safe space at school or in extracurricular activities to be who they feel they are and respected enough to be called by their preferred pronoun.  We as educators and coaches need to be able to offer that safe space and teach students to respect one another's preferences and identities, even if they differ from one another.  </p>


Strongly Opposed

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This policy change will hurt trans children.


I oppose this fully.


I am strongly opposed.


I Oppose This. Protect Trans Kids!

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<p>Protect Trans Kids!  </p>


Strongly opposed

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<p>Children need to feel safe in their environment. This legislation does the exact opposite. </p>


I oppose this very strongly

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<p>I am opposed to this and fear it will lead to bullying and harassment of Transgender students </p>


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Strongly oppose.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


Strongly agree

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More transparency and rights for those who have a traditional view of family, education and religion is paramount to protect our kids and their futures!

Put curriculum back in school and kick out politics and false ideoligies!


Oppose Changing Virginia's Education Policies

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As a father, veteran, and grandfather of children raised here in Prince William County, Virginia I vehemently oppose the changes proposed in this document.  My trans-nephew came out to his mother, uncles, and I a little over two years ago with our total support both at home and at school.

There is absolutely no justification in changing the existing rules allowing him to use the bathroom of his choice, to have the staff use his pronouns, and out him if he was closeted.  I thought we are to love each other because "Love is the greatest gift of God."  How is anything in these proposed changes done in love?

Additionally, it is absolutely ridiculous to state you are trying to have a safe environment for all students.  THERE have been ZERO cases of a transgender person assaulting any ever in Virginia.  HOWEVER, there have been documented cases over and over again of cisgender heterosexual men (and some women) who prey on youth.  THIS will do nothing to stop that.

Be reasonable and reject this unsafe, unjust, and terrible changes to existing policies.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


I oppose these policies.

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<p>These policies seem to be designed to shame children, not to help them. </p>


I fully oppose this.


It is outrageous to fight culture wars on the backs of LGBTQ students

I would like to express my outrage at yet another attempt by Republicans to fight their culture wars on the backs of minorities who cannot defend themselves.  In this case, the offense is particularly bad because it involves children.Increasing social acceptance of LGBTQ people is one of the most positive social changes this country has experienced in recent years.  The benefits are obvious and everywhere, and there's no downside that I can see.  Nobody is worse off, any more than right-handed kids are worse off when left-handed kids get to write the way they want to and aren't abused for it.  And nevertheless there's a backlash, one that's been manipulated in an extremely cynical way by people who are going to end up inflicting a great deal of pain.  On children.Part of that manipulation involves creating a whole "ideology" to attack the non-abuse of LGBTQ people.  There's no ideology involved... it's all about treating people decently versus being a bully.  The sort of parents who claim their opposition to LGBTQ acceptance is some grand ideological position are the biggest bullies of all, which goes to show why LGBTQ kids are overrepresented among homeless youth.  Allowing other adults to counsel students on matters of sexual orientation and gender identity, within appropriate professional boundaries of course, is most important to those students who won't get a positive reaction at home.  And I believe that cutting off that kind of access, thus making the parents gatekeepers to any kind of assistance a kid might need, is a form of cruelty that we do not need in Virginia.

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I would like to express my outrage at yet another attempt by Republicans to fight their culture wars on the backs of minorities who cannot defend themselves.  In this case, the offense is particularly bad because it involves children.

Increasing social acceptance of LGBTQ people is one of the most positive social changes this country has experienced in recent years.  The benefits are obvious and everywhere, and there's no downside that I can see.  Nobody is worse off, any more than right-handed kids are worse off when left-handed kids get to write the way they want to and aren't abused for it.  And nevertheless there's a backlash, one that's been manipulated in an extremely cynical way by people who are going to end up inflicting a great deal of pain.  On children.

Part of that manipulation involves creating a whole "ideology" to attack the non-abuse of LGBTQ people.  There's no ideology involved... it's all about treating people decently versus being a bully.  The sort of parents who claim their opposition to LGBTQ acceptance is some grand ideological position are the biggest bullies of all, which goes to show why LGBTQ kids are overrepresented among homeless youth.

Allowing other adults to counsel students on matters of sexual orientation and gender identity, within appropriate professional boundaries of course, is most important to those students who won't get a positive reaction at home.  And I believe that cutting off that kind of access, thus making the parents gatekeepers to any kind of assistance a kid might need, is a form of cruelty that we do not need in Virginia.


I SUPPORT THIS!

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SUPPORT, SUPPORT, SUPPORT!

Maybe our kids will be able to read soon because we can start focusing on that!


Strongly oppose

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<p>Stop political theater that actually harms children.  </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Absolutely NOT | Strongly OPPOSE!

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Once again, Gov Youngkin has shown his true villainess colors. This time by targeting LGBTQ youth. This policy will do nothing but harm the already shaken and fearful mental state of many young queer youth.

Mr. Youngkin, you sir are nothing more than a bully that has repeatedly shown that you are unfit to Govern!


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Opposed to the rollback

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I was disappointed to hear that protections for transgendered students have been rolled back. Please read this article and reconsider- https://health.clevelandclinic.org/research-on-the-transgender-brain-what-you-should-know/

we need to support transgendered individuals.


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<p>This is harmful and hateful. </p>


Opposed

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<p>These children need our full support during a difficult time in their life. support not judgement. Very opposed to this proposed legislation.  </p>


I oppose!

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<p>Stop making Loudoun County you pet project.  I oppose you bill, you, and everything you stand for. </p>


I strongly oppose these policies.

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I strongly oppose these policies.


Stop going after minorities. Tran rights are human rights

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I oppose the forced outing of children to their parents. Children should be able to explore their identity, themselves, and how they relate to their peers in peace and without the fear and with the support of those around them.

Support trans people and listen to health professionals and their recommendations for trans youth


Do not do this.


Fully Support!!!

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Thank goodness rationale sanity is coming back to Virginia.  Thank you Gov Youngkin.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly oppose

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I am writing to let you know that I strongly oppose the proposed legislation. These kids including my son deserve to live authentically and be protected at school. Your proposal would do irreparable harm to the mental well-being of thousands of students and could potentially lead to many more deaths by suicide. I urge you to look at the statistics and hear the pleas of these parents who are fighting to protect their children and allow them to be who they were born to be

With respect,

Allison Spillman (mom to Nyx, formerly Henry)


I am strongly opposed.


Strongly oppose this document

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<p>We have a duty to protect our children. School should be the safest place for a child outside of their home. For some children, school is the only safe place. Removing that security would be a travesty. </p>


Strongly opposed, this is dangerous

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Can't believe this is even up for debate. We're talking about obliterating the privacy and security of particularly vulnerable children, and using public resources to do it. Glen Youngkin's anti-trans proposals are nothing short of monstrous.


Oppose

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<p>Let’s lean into lowering the teen suicide rate. This policy will harm trans students. </p>


Damaging policy, not rooted in best practices

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<p>The proposed model policy is discriminatory in nature and harmful and to trans children. This must not be implemented in Virginia schools as it is not in line with best practices and standards of care. </p>


Strongly oppose.


I oppose these policies

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This proposal clearly takes the stance that adults know their child better than the child knows themself. It strips away a student’s autonomy and ability to articulate who they are and to be treated as a person with an identity, thoughts, and emotions. This proposal disregards the safety and well-being of the students it claims to protect. If put into effect, would make schools unsafe environments for transgender and nonbinary students to exist, and would likely lead to further discrimination than that which is already present in today’s society about the existence of transgender and nonbinary people and our right to exist without fear of being erased.

Another point worth mentioning is that this proposal specifically addresses social transitions, which usually consist of a person asking to be referred by different pronouns than they were previously, a possible name change, and potentially a change in clothing style. None of these changes are permanent or harmful.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


I oppose this fully.


I fully oppose this.


Fiction does not become fact because of feelings:  Parental involvement / A good step forward

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In reading through this proposal, I do believe it is a step in the right direction.  Protect parental rights and involvement.  Protect and respect all children of both sexes.  Use biology and scientific facts, not feelings, as the basis for decisions.


Strongly opposed as a teacher, Christian, and mother who lost a child to depression.

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I vehemently oppose this policy. I am a middle school teacher who taught students who are suffering from depression/suicidal ideation and who do not use the pronoun of their birth.  These children are not jumping on a band wagon because their friends are and nor are they goofing around - this is deadly serious to them.  Life and death serious.

As a Christian, it is not my place to judge but to love and accept all my students as they are, not as some self-righteous, short-sighted person says they should be. (Yes, I'm judging here, and I forgive them for those traits).  As a mother who lost her son after 12 years of battling with severe depression, I can tell you that there is nothing worse than waking up every day knowing your child has died.

I will NEVER make a child's gender, pronoun usage, or desired name an issue for any child, and nor will they be unwelcome in my class. I will not follow this proposed policy if - heaven forbid - it should come to pass. There is a time to stand up for our children, and this is one of them.


Strongly support the new policies

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I strongly support the new policies.  As a parent, I want to know if my child is struggling with gender issues or any other psychological or sexual issues.  If a public school -- funded with my tax dollars -- knows about my child having these issues, I want the school to tell me.  Period, full stop.  There is no excuse for adults providing major sexual or psychological counseling to my child without my knowing.  I cannot believe anyone would oppose this -- it is such a common-sense policy it defies reason to think a parent wouldn't want to know this about their child or would be comfortable with a school keeping this information from them.  I'd wager a lot of the people advocating for this policy don't have children or have an ideological axe to grind.  Regardless, I insist on schools keeping me apprised of my children's development and of any issues they may be encountering.  This new policy assures Virginia's public schools will.


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Transgender people deserve the right to exist. Stop using religion and your fake morals to justify your ignorance.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


This is dangerous.

A Queer, Trans Alum of Virginia's Public Schools

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When Virginia became the first in the south to pass comprehensive protections for its LGBTQ residents, I was so proud to be a lifelong resident of this Commonwealth. I felt immeasurably safer--and yet now, with this, I am ashamed.

You have plenty of studies and data available that shows these kinds of policies don't "cure" people of their transness or protect youth, but hurt them instead. You and I both know that this "protection" argument is in bad faith and that the real goal here is to remove the sight of trans people from public space.

What I want to say, though, is my experience as a kindergarten through bachelor's degree product of Virginia public schools as a queer, trans person.

I am from Lynchburg, an alum of EC Glass. While I was a student there, Jerry Falwell was still alive, and the issue of the time wasn't trans people, but just queer people in general. It felt like every other week there was a letter to the editor in the News and Advance talking about how "the gays" were going to hell. One of my English teachers made a point when assigning us argumentative essays that she didn't want to read about gay marriage. We were omitted from health class and from reading lists. An attempt to start a Gay-Straight Alliance sputtered and failed. And in a school of 1600 kids over four years, there were only ever 3 people who were out while attending there. Once we graduated and went beyond the shadow of Thomas Road Baptist Church, there was an explosion of us coming out. Countless. The unspoken rule of pretending queerness didn't exist did not stop us from being queer. It only made us hide out of fear.

I had a bad home life. School was one of the safer environments for me. There are kids now where this is also the case, especially trans kids who cannot safely come out to their parents. Enacting these measures will take that safe environment away from them. Trans kids are going to be trans no matter what pronouns or name or bathroom you make them use. You cannot stop them being trans, but you can respect them. You can treat them like the human beings that they are. You can choose to be part of the solution that ensures they make it to adulthood instead of an early self-inflicted grave.

This policy, if enacted, will have blood on its hands--and by extension, so will you.


Completely oppose this.

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<p>Trans kids are a small part of the population. This proposal will only hurt them more. Not every child has supportive parents at home. This will open them up to bullying both at home and at school. They will have no safe place to go. Please stop moving backward and focus on issues that will help ALL of Virginia's students. </p>


I am completely opposed.

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Transgender rights

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The mental anguish this bill will cause transgender youth far outweighs any “benefit” to cisgender youth. Please reconsider your changes.


Trans rights are human rights

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<p>I strongly oppose this. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. </p>


I am strongly opposed.


Stop the Hate

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Our schools need to protect and support all students, including and especially trans students, who may not have appropriate support at home.  No one is harmed by allowing students to express and live by their own identify - this should including using bathrooms that are appropriate and having their names and pronouns respected.

As a parent with a student in Alexandria Public Schools, I believe this guidance is an embarrassing step backward for the state of Virginia, not to mention a violation of the Virginia Human Rights Act.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


Oppose!!

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I oppose these proposed policies. They are cruel.


Strongly oppose.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Don’t do it,  think!!

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You Governor will be harming children and young adults and adults that are being treated for what nature has done to them.

You take for granted what God has given you to be natural. Others are not that fortunate. Don’t harm them.


Do not do this.


I fully oppose this.


Youngkin's Hateful Transgender policy has no place in Virginia's schools in 2022.

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Youngkin's Hateful Polices towards transgender students has no place in Virginia of 2022. His objective of spreading homophobia as well as his opposition to nonexistent teaching of critical race theory as political tools is harmful to the well being of young people.  His and MAGA Republicans' reviving up their base to get votes is appalling.  The voters will show you that most people disagree with your awful human rights policies.


This policy is harmful and disgraceful.

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This policy is harmful and disgraceful.


I oppose this fully.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly Agree

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I strongly agree with this legislation. These new policies help to keep children safe from grooming in schools. This legislation also does nothing to oppose transgenderism, it simply requires parents to be involved in their children's decisions, as they should be anyways. Anybody who opposes this is a complete fool who saw the “R” next to Youngkin’s name and immediately opposed for no other reason. Common Sense.


I am completely opposed.


I apose the bill it upsets not only trans but also the queer community

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I do not support this because why would they try and make trans do something they do not want to do its like there forcing something on themselves. Like would you like to be treated badly or would you like someone to make you feel like you cant be want you would like to be because that's probably how they feel. And you probably would not like that at all and i understand parents don't like the idea of having a Queer teacher or having anything to do with queer stuff but they are going to have to understand that they cant not control everything. And i understand they would like to focus on the parents and make sure that they are happy but what about everybody else your hurting, what about the trans people who probably already have to deal with during the daily bases why would you wanna hurt them even more by making them feel like they shouldn't be who they wanna be like let them be free and i feel as tho your only focusing on one person point of view or there bad review but they are going to have to understand that everything is not about that bad review or that once person negative comment the should focus on the ones that are being hurt


Thank you Governor Youngkin for bringing common sense to leadership. Parents now have a voice

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<p>Thank you Governor Youngkin for bringing common sense to leadership. Parents finally have a voice </p>


I am strongly opposed.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


LGBTQ people cannot be denied fundamental rights because your worldview refuses to see them.

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I am writing in regard to the "Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students" guidance issued by the Governor of Virginia. I am a citizen of Virginia and of the United States. My daughter is also a citizen of Virginia and of the United States, and is LGBTQ.

I am disgusted that your policy guidance fundamentally ignores the basic agency and fundamental rights of Virginia students to define their gender identity. Transgender students are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, and to commit suicide, than cisgender students. Your refusal to recognize the basic human rights of transgender people, and to enact policies that will result in violence against them, is not the least bit surprising because you use the same political and legal arguments to justify the denial of basic human rights and bodily agency to women.

It is government's job to protect the lives of ALL PEOPLE, regardless of whether their worldview conflicts with yours, and of whether their personhood conflicts with your worldview. Enacting these model policies will endanger transgender students, not protect them.


Opposed

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This policy will harm our transgender students. These are young Virginians who are figuring out who they are. Please support them and give them that time and freedom. Please protect these vulnerable young people.


Fully oppose

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<p>This will, in the bluntest possible terms, harm children. You cannot legislate us out of existence, no matter how hard you try. We will always be here, because we are part of humanity. Do not pass this bill. </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.


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I strongly oppose this proposed policy.  This proposal would create a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment for our VA transgender and nonbinary youth, requiring teachers and staff to forcibly “out” students, prohibit staff from supporting trans and nonbinary students such as using a students affirming name and pronouns, and prohibit access or participation in activities consistent with their gender identity.  All our students deserve a supportive and affirming school environment, especially our vulnerable and marginalized populations like our transgender and nonbinary youth.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Strongly opposed to this! Protect Trans Youth!

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Trans and Non binary people need to be protected, and even more so for children. I am strongly opposed to any removal of protection to privacy and rights for Trans and Non binary children and people at large. There is absolutely no reason to out students to their parents as this can contribute to youth homelessness, child abuse, religious abuse, or other traumatic incidents.


This is an awful policy

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I strongly oppose this policy. Trans kids should be able to grow up without being ostracized for simply existing.


Please do not cave to the religious right

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I strongly oppose this proposed policy.  Gender identity is REAL. This proposed policy will create a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment for our VA transgender and nonbinary youth, requiring teachers and staff to forcibly “out” students, prohibit staff from supporting trans and nonbinary students - such as using a students affirming name and pronouns -  and prohibit participation in activities consistent with their gender identity.  Our students deserve a safe, supportive and affirming school environment, regardless of how they identify. Please don't let these kids suffer at the hands of this hateful and invasive (not FREE) agenda.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>Trans and non-binary youth do not have higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempts because they are trans or non-binary, there are higher rates because they do not feel supported in their community. This measure would only intensify those feelings, putting our children at even higher risk. </p>


I oppose this fully.


Strongly oppose. Passing this puts children in danger.

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<p>These policies will make school a hostile environment for many children. How are students supposed to learn in an environment where they’re being told that their existence is wrong, an environment where they’re being told that they shouldn’t live their life the way that makes them happiest? Children do not hide being trans from their parents just for fun. They do it out of fear. Many children know that if their  parents find out the are trans, they’ll be abused, kicked out of the house, or worse. Where will these children go if their school is required to report their gender identity to parents? If students have parents they cannot trust, shouldn’t they be able to put trust in the other adults in their life, teachers? These policies will isolate children and make them feel alone, and will be making many face mental health crises. If these policies pass they will directly hurt children. </p>


Strongly support this policy

Don't want to give name due to being attacked by the radical left

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First, parents need to have full control in this issue, no behind the scenes indoctrination.  Second, we need to have common sense rules to protect the girls and boys from intimidation, abuse and demeaning by the so called "tolerant left".  If someone wants to take a different lifestyle, then they should not be trying to force it on other people and using the government to promote and force it.  Lastly, anybody with any sense can see this is a tool to push an agenda and exert control over citizens.  This nonsense needs to be stopped.


Strongly oppose.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Transgender regulations by Younkin

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It’s nobody’s business what gender someone thinks they are but their own. I say don’t do this!


This is a terrible policy decision.


Support the proposed guidance, but recommend a change.

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As drafted, this is good guidance that protects parental rights and limits harm to children too young to make significant life choices.  However, greater enforcement measures are needed in cases where teachers and administration violate policy.  Those enforcement measures should also be accompanied by an appeal process executed by an impartial and unbiased third party.


Strongly oppose.

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if this goes through it will lower the quality life for trans youths, while providing no upside to anyone. disgusting.


Mental health tragedy for our youth

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As a 30 year retired public school counselor, I believe Gov. Youngkin misguided

with these new policies. With a high percentage of students living in poverty,

 or with an addicted parent, l certainly do not understand why

he is focusing on children who are not harming anyone. Some might truly be trans,

some may be experimenting. They are not harming anyone.

When a child came to me thinking they were gay or trans  I encouraged parental

involvement and offered to tell parents with them. Some students agreed to this but others

were afraid of abuse and possibly even being homeless. Not every student lives in a

reasonable loving home. I’m very said that a person in a position of power has chosen

to target these very vulnerable youth.

Martha Turner


Do not do this.


Children go to school to learn not to be labeled

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<p>Children need to be taught English, math, science. All children deserve to be respected and care.  Children’s brains are not fully developed. We do mot need to confuse them or push an agenda. Let the children be children. Let the parents take care of their families affairs. Our country has fallen behind worldwide on education. </p>


I fully oppose this.


Strongly oppose


I am strongly opposed.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>How about the Commonwealth of Virginia work at increasing teacher pay school resources and updating facilities instead of using taxpayer time and money to victimize a group of people that need the most protection. I suspect anything I say or do here will not change anything The governor has made up his mind as to what he wants to do and he's going to do it. One of our jobs as Americans is to help and help those that need to be helped All this does is further victimized people it does nothing to help anyone. I didn't vote for the governor I wouldn't vote for this governor if my life dependent on it and I'm willing to bet money he's just going to do whatever the [omitted] he wants to do anyway. </p>


Trans Youth

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I feel like this demographic is being targeted because it is easy for the person who is attacking them. To start with they are children and it is far harder for them to advocate for themselves. Also many people do not understand the difficulties that many people of the LGBTQ+ community face on a daily basis. That is exasperated by being a teenager and now people trying to tell you that you aren't who you are! We already have a high suicide rate for teenagers in this country, add to that the suicide rate for transgender teens and you can see why what you are doing will have a devastating effect on these kids. This is nothing more than a political ploy to attack someone who can't fight back. The truth is you should be ashamed of yourself and anybody that thinks it's ok to treat these teenagers with anything other than respect and dignity for who they are should be ashamed of themselves as well.


Transgender policy proposal

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This policy is harmful and disgraceful.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Protect our trans students

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These new guidelines will cause trans kids to die by suicide.  They will harm our most fragile students for no reason other than to rile up conservative bigots for perceived political gain. . If you implement the new policies, their blood is on your hands. Trans kids are just kids. They deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. The old regulations do just that. These proposed  new ones are cruel and unnecessary and they violate recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.


I oppose this fully.


Strongly Oppose

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Many trans students do not come from supportive homes and must hide who they are at home. Revealing them to family and thereby forcing them to once again hide who they are or potentially exposing them to a dangerous situation within their family is irresponsible. Help decrease trans suicide, not increase violence and suicide.


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Panders to voters; does not protect students.

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In an ideal situation, parents will love and support their children unconditionally. Many children do not have this experience. Does VA have a number in mind? How many children and teens must be homeless, how many children and teens must attempt suicide before we trust that children know their own families better than the Department of Education does?

Even when parents request that children be called by their preferred name, this policy (if I understand it correctly) still gives teachers the ability to ignore the parents' wishes if they think God has a problem with it. (God does not want you to hurt children, so the idea that teachers can use God's name to cause injury to anyone is against the third of the 10 commandments - do not use God's name in vain.)

Our world is hard enough. Whatever we can do to make all of our kids safe and happy at school, and able to learn instead of being anxious about being accepted, is what we need to do. Come on, Virginia!


Strongly oppose

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Very bad for these youth and their friends and family


trans youth

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I strongly oppose these backwards guidelines and urge that they be discarded


This will bring harm to trans kids.


Transgender Rights

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<p>As a retired high school teacher, I am vehemently opposed to Youngkin's proposal restricting the rights of transgender children. Youngkin is out of touch with reality. He has never seen first hand what these kids face both in their community and in their households. Many uninformed parents believe it is a phase that they are going through. It is not. It is not their choice; it is who they are. Le them live their lives and be free. We have finally reached a point where many of these kids feel safe at school. Now, you want to take that away just so you can further your agenda to run for president. Stop this madness! Pretty obvious that your children are" straight"  and  your political agenda is all you care about. </p>


Strongly oppose.


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


Oppose

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This proposal is seeking to create more problems where there are none. Please respect  Virginia Legislation. These proposed changes are cruel and divisive.


Trans rights are human rights don’t harm vulnerable students

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<p>I strongly oppose the suggested measures . Trans students need more protection not less. It’s been clearly shown that trans students face higher homicide and suicide rates. This will literally bring death - we already know that is the end result of continuing to vilify and not protect our trans youth- do not do this please </p>


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


We support 2022 Model Policies providing single-sex spaces for students

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Keep Prisons Single Sex is an organization dedicated to maintaining single-sex prisons and jails. The motivation for such a mission is the safety, privacy and dignity of incarcerated women and girls, all of which are jeopardized in mixed-sex facilities. These same concerns apply in a school setting.

All of Virginia’s students are entitled to privacy with the use of single-sex facilities in spaces such as locker rooms, restrooms, and sleeping quarters when all school trips. Further, for the safety of your female students, such single-sex facilities must be strictly enforced.

Where mixed-sex facilities for school children have been permitted, there have been sexual assaults, children unwilling to use the facilities, and enormous embarrassment with conducting private bodily functions in front of the opposite sex.

Single-sex facilities are required to ensure full access to education by your female students. Female students who are religiously observant and practice modesty are likely to have full access to their education limited by mixed-sex facilities and sports. Students who have had children and use facilities to nurse or pump will be reluctant to attend school if they are not guaranteed a single-sex space. When girls begin menstruating, it is often irregular and unpredictable leading to the need for access to sinks to wash out clothing. Same for your students who use menstrual cups and need access to a sink to rinse them. For girls using other sanitary products, even the noises of opening the packages can be mortifying if others are around to hear. Girls embarrassed to urinate in front of boys may avoid using the restroom all day (resulting in bladder infections or dehydration by limiting fluid intake) or may be reluctant to attend school.

That some students claim a “gender identity” different than their sex, does not speak to any change in sex as sex is immutable and cannot be changed. It is sexed bodies – not identities – which use bathrooms and locker rooms and play sports. As the 2022 Model Policies document correctly points to: students are entitled to protection under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act on the basis of their sex. They are entitled to single-sex spaces.

For these, and other, reasons, we support implementation of the 2022 Model Policies.

Thank you for the opportunity to make this submission.

-Keep Prisons Single Sex, USA


I am completely opposed.


I totally oppose this "guidance"

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Transgender children are already being discriminated against in Virginia schools.  Instead of giving them support and care, this proposal does the exact opposite and will cost lives.  This "guidance" is misguided at the very least and cruel and completely insensitive to the plight of transgender children.  The guidance provided by the previous administration is correct and must not be modified.  Again, the lives and wellbeing of transgender children are at risk and and they need all the help our school system can give them to help them thrive and learn in our schools.


I strongly oppose this bill.

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This bill will harm our children. LGBTQ youth have the same rights as everyone else to be themselves and we must support them in our schools. This bill puts their lives in danger by denying their identity and creating a hostile school environment. Research shows LGBTQ+ youth have an increased risk of suicide. This will protect lives.

VDOE, please reject the 2022 policy. Let's put love, acceptance, and our children first.


Completely Against

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I am opposed to this change. Doing this will harm trans children. This effects my son who is trans.


I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Strongly Oppose

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These policies are openly discriminatory, and will do nothing except bring harm to innocent lives and drive people away from Virginia.


I am strongly opposed.


TOP FAN - BIG SUPPORTER

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This conversation reminds me of a conversation I had with someone.  If you want transgender bathrooms, then build a school where no one cares, but for now, there are parents who care.

And this isn't parents paying money to go to a school system where there kids can do anything.  This is the government TAKING money for school systems.  This means they need to walk the line and respect EVERYONE.  No one in the last, so long, has actually stood up for us.  They have just let the media take our rights away...

We finally have fighters in Richmond!  I couldn't be prouder.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Do not do this.


This hurts education in VA

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I've taught for 8 years, I've trained with some of the best educators in the country and I've worked on my college's committee for best practices. So I can't confidently say there isn't a crumb of good practices in this guidance. Alienating students in the classroom gets in the way of making the learning experience relevant to them, which is a major key to helping students reach their full potential. On top of that, as mounds of research show, our trans neighbors, family and friends see dramatic rises in dangerous, very often fatal mental illness when they face hardships. They see a huge reduction in those dangers when even small steps are made to respect them and their identities. This isn't just about learning, it's about keeping young people alive. Anyone with a heart knows anti-trans policies have no place in a Virginia where we act with kindness to each other. Let's focus on lifting up students, not singling them out and tearing them down. I strongly oppose this guidance.


Agree 100%

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Stop sexualizing our kids


Strongly Support

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<p>I strongly support this bill, this bill protects parents rights to know what is going on with underage children,  and the Constitutional rights of teachers, parents and students in VA. </p>


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Strongly oppose.


Guidance policy for transgender youth

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So very bad for the mental health of these youth and their friends


Project Trans children!

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Trans kids deserve a safe education!! They deserve to have their pronouns respected they deserve to have to same opportunities to learn and grow and they deserve to be PROTECTED… anyone who doesn’t believe this should not be working in schools


I oppose this fully.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


Fully oppose

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This policy is not only an egregious violation of privacy, self-expression, and free speech, but it will legally mandate the exposure of trans youth--a vulnerable group already disproportionately subject to violence and abuse, particularly from unaccepting parents--to even greater risk of violence, abuse, disownment, forced conversion therapy, homelessness, self harm and suicide. Forcing children and teenagers to choose between being outed and having their family and living situation potentially destabilized versus being forced to stay in the closet in public will harm every trans youth living under these restrictions and will very likely kill some of them. With respect to the full ban on trans people from using the appropriate bathrooms in which they feel they would be most comfortable and safe from the transphobic violence so prevalent in public restrooms, to bar any group from access to restroom facilities is to restrict them from existing in public in any form for any extended period of time, and it is especially cruel to levy against young people legally required to be in school for seven hours out of the day. It is clear that this policy has been made not for anyone's safety or benefit, but to force transgender people out of society and the public eye, into the closet and into the margins where they will be most exposed to continued violence. This is a fatally inhumane, fascist policy.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.


Giving dignity back  to parents

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<p> It is good to see some common sense back in the government.</p>


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Strongly agree! Protect our children from the sexualization in our schools!!


This threatens the lives of trans kids.

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<p>As a student, these draft model policies make me fear for the lives of my Queer friends. These malicious model policies directly threaten the lives of transgender students by making school a dangerous place. School should be a safe and affirming place for all students, especially Queer students. This attack on my fellow students is disgusting. We all just want to learn in a safe environment. </p>


I fully oppose this.


This protects only bigotry and harms trans children

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Censoring trans expression is not protecting any children, it only codifies the type of bigotry which encourages harassment. No parent should need to flee this state just to ensure their child is not discriminated against based on their sexual or gender preference. This bill benifits no one other than those who wish to chip away at these protected classes based on purely personal moral or religious beliefs. They must not be given the right to enforce these anti trans beliefs on others.


I strongly oppose this

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<p>This policy, if enacted, will cause incalculable harm to children. </p>


Strongly oppose

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I strongly oppose this document. Trans kids need our support, not punishment and shame.


I am completely opposed.

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I am completely opposed.


I oppose Gov. Youngkin's proposal and gender shaming

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To pass his policy, is to ignore the common sense and intelligence of young people/students.  It is shameful to attempt this kind of control and certainly is extremely unkind.  Education should exist and trust the students to use their conscience and their minds.


This is a terrible policy decision.

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This is a terrible policy decision.


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


I strongly oppose this

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This will only harm children who are trying to figure out who they are.

There is no good that will come from this, other than a minority number of people who want to impose their will and religion over others.


State employees don't support h8ful policy

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I know that this may be difficult for you to comprehend, but you are making your culture wars these kids problems. You are citing studies to support this move because parents' involvement is important for kids, sure. But what about kids who can't be themselves around their parents? What if that endangers there wellbeing? There are so many studies that show that trans kids need support. They need teachers that will listen to them and use their name. They are there to learn, not to be torn down or gaslit or manipulted. They could use policy that understands and supports their position. Which doctors and psychologists support this? What does the APA support? Use your common sense, people. Stte workers will move jobs or just leave VA if they don't feel supported.


Oppose

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I oppose this wholeheartedly.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


Strongly agree!

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<p>I am delighted to see a piece of legislation that actually puts power back into parents hands. Thank you so much governor for all you do. </p>


I oppose this fully.


Strongly oppose.


A Strip if Dignity

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This is a total strip of human dignity and rights and I will not stand by it! I completely oppose.


This will bring harm to trans kids.


This is a terrible policy decision.