Oppose - This bill proposes abuse

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Parents have their say over their own children, but we have laws against domestic abuse for a reason. This would turn a blind eye to abuse FROM parents and be a legal encouragement to discrimination. Questioning and discovering one's identity isn't wicked or harmful, and this bill would allow ignorant and paranoid parents to psychologically scar their children or even galvanize violence. Meanwhile, it strips supportive parents of any trust that schools are a safe place for their kids. If people aren't allowed to discuss new ideas, they will always shrink in fear from them. This bill is for cowards and bullies, and it is an assault against my neighbors. Stop trying to enshrine discrimination in law.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose the Governor’s proposed policy changes.  Our governor is supposed to protect the rights and well-being of ALL citizens of Virginia.  These policy changes will be harmful to some of our most vulnerable students.  Stop taking Virginia in the wrong direction.  </p>


THESE POLICIES WILL KILL KIDS !!!

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56% of transgender youth reported a previous suicide attempt and 86% reported suicidality. School belongingness mitigates these risks and is a significant predictor variable for reducing suicidal ideation and attempts among transgender youth (Austin et al., 2020).

Transgender and nonbinary youth whose schools prevent them from using the restrooms/locker rooms that best matched their gender identities were significantly more likely to be sexually assaulted, 26% for transgender males and 149% for transgender females (Murchison et al., 2019).

28% of transgender youth whose pronouns are not affirmed attempted suicide in the past year. In fact, when pronouns are respected, transgender youth attempted suicide at half the rate of those who did not have their pronouns respected (Trevor Project, 2020).

Transgender adolescents experience significantly disproportionate levels of childhood abuse compared to cisgender adolescents and experience greater levels of homelessness as a result of being kicked out or abused (Thoma, 2021).

Fewer than 2.5% of transgender youth re-transition to cisgender (Olson et al, 2022).


Poor treatment to Transgender people

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Governor Youngkin's policy on trans students in Virginia will not help but harm transgender citizens. His refusal to recognize transgender people is callous. The governor lacks an understanding of the transgender population. This group of people needs protection from discrimination. The governor goes on deaf ears toward this group of people only to show that he has the heart of Adolf Hitler. He is introducing hate toward transgender people in Virginia. He is making transgender people feel inadequate about themselves. These people are God's children. God made them who they are; they did not choose to be transgender. We all need to shame Governor Youngkin for being callous to transgender Virginians.


Oppose! This bill is insanity and will harm trans youth!

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This bill is unspeakable.


Strongly Oppose


Trans Rights are Human Rights

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Trans people have just as much right in this country as the rest of us when it comes to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And yes that includes existing in public and using the bathroom


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I oppose this in the strongest possible manor.


Strongly Oppose-Protect trans kids, jail pedocons

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Outing LGBTQ kids is cruel and wrong. The result of these policies will be more kids committing suicide and kicked out of their homes by abusive parents. If the governor cares so much about protecting the children, then he should investigate why so many Republicans are pedophiles.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/25/2118816/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers-Pt-35


This bill is harmful to children and I oppose it.

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The research says that this type of anti-trans bill directly increases trans teen suicide rate. Please do not drag kids into your political games.Katalon Recorder is recording ...Stop


Shameful - VA is better than this - do NOT adopt these policies

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<p>Youngkin should be ashamed of proposing such policies. Even more so for manipulating parents and other community members into supporting such hateful and harmful proposals under the guise of ‘parent’s rights’. </p>


The research says that this type of anti-trans bill directly increases trans teen suicide rate. Please do not drag kids into your political games.

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Strongly Opposed

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This comment is in reference to the proposed guidance document for the treatment of trans students in schools. The governor’s new guidance would violate existing state and federal law. More importantly, it would jeopardize the safety of children who already face a higher suicide rate due to bullying and non-acceptance. School is supposed to be a safe environment for ALL children including trans children. So we should use their appropriate names and let them use their appropriate bathrooms. School is not a place for hate or bullying.


I STRONGLY OPPOSE This Policy

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<p>I strongly oppose this policy that would place transgender youth in danger. Transgender youth reserve the same right as any human, to their safety, their confidentiality, and their ability to live as their most authentic selves. </p>


Wrongheaded and Mean Spirited

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<p>The government has no business meddling in such a personal matter. Children struggling with their sexual identity need support and understanding from schools, not clueless bureaucrats imposing their narrow minded views on on vulnerable students. </p>


This bill is monstrous

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This bill will only hurt kids.

Transgender kids deserve to live authentically as whoever they are, and taking that freedom away from them is child abuse, mentally and emotionally.


This will bring harm to trans kids.

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This will bring harm to trans kids.


STRONGLY OPPOSE - This will harm children

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<p>This policy will only serve to put children in harms way for abuse, especially if they live in an unsafe environment. This policy is utterly pointless & does nothing to benefit Virginia children. Exposing them will only isolate them & cut them off from any avenues of safety & support for simply being who they are. There are better things the government can focus on that will actually benefit our schools & the children who attend them but this harmful policy is not it.  </p>


Strongly Support inclusion of parents in decision making.  It is Unethical and Illegal not to.

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<p>The peer reviewed science is clear, this has been a terrible social experiment and it has no business in schools.  Lobbyists are loud and everywhere thanks to their well funded and well orchestrated campaign strategies as outlined in the Denton / Reuter's Document called Only Adults? but the bottom line is we have kids who are all at risk during a vulnerable time in their lives.  Activism and Media Influencers have overshadowed and even silenced rational discussion on the subject but who does this harm?  Suicide ideation is not backed up by data and data is incomplete on a matter that is largely subjective.  My opinion is that no child is born in the wrong body and we do great harm to dissociate, rather embody our true selves.  There are multiple conflicts of interest but most importantly if we are going to talk about inclusiveness, then we can't exclude parents from this most important discussion.  First of all, leading children on a path to confusion, lifetime medicalization, surgery and sterilization is unethical.  Remember the seventies when Native American Women were sterilized? Remember when Native American children were taken from their homes because of a lack of cultural context and the idea that government could parent better than parents?  Remember when it was the Nazis and communists who also decided parental input was not necessary?  They were all wrong.  Peer reviewed science is popping up everywhere finally and everyone should READ the actual studies before causing irreparable harm to families.  Parents need to guide and protect their children and if that means removing them from schools that don't respect their Constitutional Rights, then that is what it will mean.  We either work together to provide safety and fairness for all and stop ignoring sex based rights that are harmful to those on the autism spectrum and to homosexuals or schools will find themselves, like many are now finding themselves in Sweden and England, in deep regret.  This affects all.. parents, teachers, health professionals, counselors, POC, various religious beliefs and most importantly kids who just need a little time to BE kids and not have politics influence them.  </p>


Support this bill!

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Parents need to be allowed to parent. The government and educational institutions have no right to undermine parents and tear families apart over this harmful gender trend that is affecting primarily neurodiverse traumatized internet addicted depressed adolescents. It is a dangerous game that schools have no business facilitating.


This is lethal/Strongly Oppose

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<p>This legislation is going to get transgender children killed.  Social and familial rejection of transgender people has been shown time and time again to have an extremely high relationship to attempted suicide, higher rates of bullying and harassment, and worse mental health conditions.  This legislation is a wedge issue that has no scientific backing and blatantly contradicts the psychological, medical, and academic consensus as to what transgender youth need.  Trans youth are a highly vulnerable demographic, and targeting them with legislation like this is abusive and deplorable. This type of fearmongering has already resulted in a children's hospital receiving two bomb threats, an immense surge in violent crimes against transgender people, and parental abuse towards transgender youth.  </p>


For Your Consideration, for trans youth

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<p>As a gender scholar and transgender person myself, WPATH guidelines of health clearly state that age is not required for informed consent of transition. However, such physical transition does not start through the medical process until the child reaches at least 12 or 13 and can choose to go off of puberty blockers (which simply block their puberty) and go on hormones that affirm their identity. If I had that choice as a preteen, I would have taken it 100 times over. Don't let misinformation and hate choose your laws and govern the happiness of transgender youth in your state. </p>


Very Strongly SUPPORT

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No one has more knowledge or authority over children than the parents. Schools, governments, medical practitioners and the like have no business usurping the rights of parents to parent their own children. Governments and agencies have no right to make these life altering and harmful decisions. It is no wonder teachers are quitting in droves, parents are pulling their children out indoctrinating propagandizing "educational" institutions and young adults are choosing not to have any children at all. Leave them kids alone...


Very Strongly Oppose

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<p>I am not sure why you are trying to couch these changes under the umbrella of giving parents more rights or allowing parents to choose for their kids. That is not at all what this is about. It is about taking rights and protections away from children. I am vehemently against these changes and sincerely hope that you respect what seem to be the wishes of the majority of the people of Virginia and leave these protections and permissions in place for our children. </p>


Strongly Oppose


Reprehensible, strongly oppose

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<p>What an absolutely horrific policy set forth by Gov. Youngkin - I strongly oppose this executive order that is so blatantly transphobic, bigoted and discriminatory. I am scared for trans/queer youth in Virginia because of this policy. </p>


Strongly Opposed

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<p>This is severely harmful </p>


This will do nothing but hurt children

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Virginians with a sense of empathy should oppose this change. This will strip transgender students of their humanity, only seen as their parents demand. This will do the exact opposite of Youngkin's claims and open students up to more bullying and takes away a space where students can be more openly themselves than they would with bigoted parents. Youngkin is doing this for the purpose of hurting not only trans people, but trans children specifically. He's attacking those who have no voice in the matter, this is a violent action and should not be supported.


Strongly oppose

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<p>While I would love to draft a statement citing peer-reviewed articles illustrating the harm of discriminating against a trans folk; statistics describing the death rate of trans folk without support systems; or legislation passed elsewhere to protect trans rights, doing so produces no benefit when addressing individuals who are already so convinced that the mere existence of trans or any LGBTQ individual is somehow wrong and we are somehow less than. Just know that if this policy is enacted and enforced, K-12 aged children will suffer tremendously and it will be at the hands of Youngkin and other like minded individuals. Enacting such a policy would put Virginia in a sad state of regress. </p>


Parent voices are important

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Parent voices are important. Thank you Governor Youngkin.


Oppose 2022 model policies

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<p>The 2022 model polices, if enacted, would do just the opposite of the stated claim to ensure “positive, safe, and nurturing learning environment for all students.” Rather, it would mandate the discrimination and further marginalization of transgender students in particular. This attempt to legislate hate under the guise of "freedom" has no place in our VA school system or society at large, and is not supported by a majority of Virginians. The 2021 model policies are based on upholding the rights and dignity of all students and should continue to be exercised. We should support all students who fall under the umbrella of gender and sexual minorities by providing the highest quality education for their healthy development, not by targeting and 'othering' them with such bigotry.  </p>


This is a mistake

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<p>Youngkin’s rules are hurtful. </p>


Governor’s Anti-Transgender Policy

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Shame on you, Glenn Youngkin for pandering to the worst, most ignorant, most hateful  proposed policies that deny dignity and humanity to transgender and non-binary children in school and exacerbate the problems they already struggle with. These kids are already victims of bullying, shunning, and discrimination, and they have inordinately high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. Forty to 50% of transgender youth have attempted suicide.  How will you feel if, by this cruel, misguided policy, you become responsible for ruining, even taking, the life of a transgender person?  Please reconsider.


Support Governor Youngkin’s proposal

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I 100% support Governor's Younkin's proposal to bring core values back into schools and put an end to this nonsense of influencing our children in school.

Teachers and schools need to focus on the core subjects: math, english, social studies and science instead of a select minority attempting to corrupt the minds of our children with misguided sex education and nonsense. This is really more of a mental health issue for those trying to influence youth in schools and in the end a form of child abuse.

Enough already and let teachers teach core subjects and help educate our children to succeed and not corrupt them forever.


Strongly Oppose This Policy

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This policy will cause incredible harm to already marginalized kids. It will result in increased bullying, depression, and self-harm. I have worked with families navigating this. They love their kids and want them to simply be accepted and welcome for the perfect child they are. Please be courageous enough to show care and empathy for our marginalized students.


Strongly oppose

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We must protect all children. I strongly oppose this.


Parents Matter! 100% Support!

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My parental rights matter! Straight up support for parents and my Governor Youngkin!


Strongly Oppose

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<p>63 percent of LGBTQ+ kids report they don’t feel supported at home. School is often their only SAFE space. I strongly oppose the governor’s initiative regarding trans students. </p>


Strongly Support Governor Youngkin’s proposal!

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<p>I just want to “Ditto” Nick Freitas’ comment in total support of my elected Governor! Youngkin truly supports his constituents who want to protect kids and respect the role of parents! </p>


Strongly oppose this policy! Please protect trans kids!

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I strongly oppose this policy.  It puts kids in danger of being outed to their communities and families before they are ready, potentially leaving some in very unsupportive environments where they are not safe.  This bill will force educators to not be able to use the correct name and pronoun if they are in unsupportive homes.  This means that the o Lu place that was previously safe for them (school) feels unsafe.  We should not hesitate to fully include all trans kids in the bathrooms and sports teams based on their current gender, not necessarily that assigned at birth. Trans people are people and deserve respect.


Strongly Oppose - A Massive Failure.

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This policy does none of the things it tries to sell itself as. It doesn't respect students or parents, it disrespects and stigmatizes the identities of students just because other parents don't like them. This is literally organizational harassment, and will normalize treating trans kids as 'other', which they are not. It costs the educational system nothing to treat trans kids with respect, it costs those kids significantly when it does not.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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I oppose this with all of my being... transgender people mean no harm and they already deal with enough discrimination, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, and so much more. As a transgender (agender) teenager myself (and please hear me out), I know how hard it is to go through things like this on a daily basis and I didn't ask for this; I never intended to be like this. People all around the world will go as far as killing themselves because they can't be who they truly are in this world, and thanks to this idea that feeling disconnected from your body is a deathly sin that sends you to hell, sometimes because they feel forced to stay like this. This very thing also convinces several transgender people that they are sinning, mistakes, or even that they're going to suffer greatly for feeling these. Around 80% of trans people have considered suicide thanks to the heteronormative society and extreme discrimination surrounding them every single day... and it's awful :/

I understand you may be worried about bathrooms and,,, people having sex with or without consent, but this can happen with lesbians and gay men too. and, believe me, transgender people don't want to have sex with any person they see of the opposite biological sex in a bathroom!!! Anyways, I don't understand all of the dedication to socially transition just to have sex with someone in a bathroom, either... we just want to live our lives, man. We want to be able to feel normal yet people of both bathrooms will stare and act like we don't belong, like we aren't human. We just want to feel like who we were meant to be... really.

Now, about the pronouns... ...why??? What did transgender people do that made you guys want to ban calling us by the correct pronouns...? I'm just... baffled, honestly. I know it may feel like off sometimes but we don't mean to transition Christians into Satan worshippers, we don't mean to turn people gay, we don't intend to hurt anyone with this. We don't want to feel special either, to be put on a pedestal for being different... we just want to feel normal. We want to feel normal and feel ourselves without these stereotypes and norms being forced onto us. Please, passing this act will kill so many children. I don't care if you don't support the LGBTQ+ community, or not... just please don't do this, this is a nightmare-ish act to pass and only negativity will come from this.

So many people will be harmed from this. We just want to live our lives, man. Please.


Protect Natural Rights

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The policies proposed unjustifiably violate Virginian law. Its harm is clearly far greater than its good. Please do not enact these policies.


Strongly oppose this bill. Support trans kids and protect their rights.

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Affirming trans people is one of the most important ways of supporting them and in suicide prevention, this bill will make trans people much more vulnerable and it will have a detrimental effect on their mental and physical health.


You’re going to get kids killed doing this

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Using the 14th as justification is actively ignoring the sheer number of LGTBQ+ youth that grow up in unsupportive and outright harmful and abusive households. For many of them, school is a safe place where they can be themselves, and you want to take that away from them and expose them to harm by their families and peers.

Don’t you dare say ‘all children are deserving of respect and acceptance’ with one breath, and use the next to rip away the only place of safety for many of your students.


Strongly Oppose, Protect Trans Kids.

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<p>As a lifelong Virginia resident, mother, and healthcare professional I am appalled at this Guidance Document. The Board of Education and Youngkin Administration are using the moral panic du jour to score political points at the expense of some of our most vulnerable citizens. Parents have rights as well as responsibilities in raising kids. However, kids have rights and autonomy as well. In crafting this “solution” to a non-existant problem, you are putting trans kids at risk for emotional, spiritual, and even physical abuse and rejection from some of the very parents in favor of these changes. There can be very valid reasons that trans kids don’t come out to their families, and in such cases they are even more likely to need support from caring adults outside their families. These changes are also adding fuel to a fire burning across our country. LGBTQ+ people and allies are being smeared as “groomers” and are often concerned for their own safety and the safety of their families. Healthcare providers who care for trans people are being harrassed and threatened, even some children’s hospitals have gotten bomb threats. A loud, hateful minority is making a big issue out of LGBTQ+ rights, and it really disappoints and angers me that the leaders of my state are reinforcing those voices and pandering to them, instead of working to solve the many very real issues that affect Virginians. </p>


Everyone deserves to be comfortable in their own skin.

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Don't go all big brother on kids. They have their voice. Be the person who helps them be heard rather than shutting them up.


Protect trans kids

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This is nothing more than political pandering to the Republican base for a non-existent issue. I hope you sleep well at night knowing that these cause trans suicides.


Oppose this policy!!!!


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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Ya'll gotta be ing ashamed of yourselves for targeting trans kids! THIS DOES NOTHING BUT HARM KIDS


strongly oppose. this is a disgusting act of fascism. trans lives matter!

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leave trans kids alone!! nobody should be forced to obey religion or conservative "values" if they dont believe in them! smash fascism!


Trans rights are human rights

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<p>I strongly oppose this proposal, and ask the deciding parties to ensure the safety, dignity, and human rights of all community members. </p>


Vehemently oppose

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I’m not certain why people continue to insist on treating our fellow humans as less than human. Even without discriminatory policies, transgender people think about, attempt, or complete suicide due to the vitriol and blatant discrimination they experience from simply existing. Austin et al (2022) reported 82% of transgender people have considered suicide and 40% of transgender people have attempted suicide. Transgender youth have the highest suicide rate.
As human beings, we naturally choose the path of least resistance; it is in our DNA. This fact is, largely, how we’ve continued to exist as humans and avoid extinction. So if we think about what the path of least resistance means and the LGBTQIA+ lived experience, you would assume that if being trans or gay were a choice people would just choose to not be persecuted and discriminated against, or have their existence threatened. Who actively chooses to be suicidal? To be threatened? To fear for their safety? To have their rights infringed upon? To be ostracized or demonized by family members and strangers? I cannot think of anyone, especially children, who would choose that fate. We owe it to the youth of our country to be better than we (collectively) have been in the past.

Choosing to be a good human and treating others the way we want to be treated is simple. Let’s do better as humans in this shared life experience we have together.


Strongly oppose

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Bills like this hinder education, don’t protect children, and are unnecessary. I oppose this hateful rhetoric and support trans kids right to be themselves.


Strongly oppose - this will harm and stigmatize lgbtq+ children

Former FCPS student; Infant/Developmental Psychology Research Associate

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<p>Horrific idea. Leave transgender students alone. Did you even ask students and children what they want? Do you not value their opinions, thoughts, and feelings? If you really cared about children and their wellbeing and safety, you would genuinely consider that this can and will do more harm than good for lgbtq+ children and people just trying to live their life. Passing this would greatly compound the stigma lgbtq+ people already face. This is just a sorry excuse to perpetuate a bigoted ideology against people that are different from you. I urge you to reconsider and sincerely reflect on what you're doing and what your true intentions are, Governor. Consider the damage that will ensue to lgbtq+ youth if you pass something like this before it's too late. I find it hard to believe that you genuinely think you're saving children and helping them. You will instead teach them to suppress what they know about themselves, shame them into thinking they're inherently malicious or that something is wrong from them because of the way they identify, and/or that they should doubt their sense of self. I can't even put into words how cruel and messed up that is. Go learn some compassion and empathy for people who are different from you. </p>


STRONGLY OPPOSE!!!

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I understand if you can't completely grasp the concept of being transgender or non-binary, but honestly... this is going way too far, and this can genuinely hurt people. Believe me, transgender children aren't trying to hook up with people, nor are they trying to inflict sin on anyone they meet... they're just trying to live their lives, but this very policy could kill these children.

One thing not really spoken about as much as it should be is the amount of transgender people who commit suicide yearly... the pain they have to deal with every day, looking in the mirror and seeing someone who just isn't them, the discrimination and hate thrown at them every single day just because they're being themself. They... don't ask for any of this, and as someone who knows plenty of trans individuals, I know that for a fact. It's not like you wake up one day and decide to be transgender, it's this empty void inside that just won't ever fill because you don't feel like... you.

You don't need to support transgender people to disagree with this act... but if this act gets passed, millions of lives could be at stake. It's not about supporting or not supporting anymore; passing this act could kill so many young children and I just cannot grasp the fact people support killing lives, especially transgender lives. Please, I strongly oppose, it's not a good idea for anyone.


Apose

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Strongly apose this! Protect trans kids!


Disgusting Policy

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This is a policy that will do nothing but put children in danger of being bullied, attacked and more.  I hope that the Governor and those that support this crap one day have to look their child or grandchild in the face and explain why they hate them for being gay, trans, bi etc.  I pray daily that each of you who have this hate end up with a gay child or grandchild and that they shun you until your dying day


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

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<p>Youngkin, your policy is abusive and morally unconscionable. </p>


It is a grave mistake to pass this.

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It is a grave mistake to pass this.


OPPOSE THIS NIGHTMARE GUIDELINE

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Do you want higher suicide rates in children? 'Cause this is how you get higher suicide rates in children. Youngkin is nothing but a scared republican bully and both him and his "proposal" need to be stopped. DON'T LET THIS PASS OR INNOCENT KIDS WILL BE IN DANGER


Strongly OPPOSE

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This is outright discrimination against trans students. For children who's safe space is school, you are not only violating their privacy and trust, but putting them at risk for emotional (or even physical) abuse at home depending on their parents' views. If they haven't told their parents, there might be a reason and that should be respected. Research has shown elevated suicide levels in trans teens, but we are to add this stress to their lives?

How can children be focused and engaged in learning when they can't even have their pronouns utilized by their classmates and teachers out of respect?


Strongly Opposed

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This policy will harm a lot of trans youth. Please protect them by allowing them to express their identity and not limiting it. The kids are the future, let them live.


Oppose with every bone in my body. These are real people. -A plea from a Canadian trans girl.

Please, don't put this policy in place. It *will* ruin lives. It's not a question of if, the lives of REAL LIFE people *will* be irreparably ruined and changed for the worse as a result of this. I know I'm not from the US, and I know y'all will see that and judge me for it, saying stuff like "oh, you don't live in our country, what the hell do you know, why do you care?" However, I have friends and family in your country that this will hurt, and I worry for their lives and futures. I know it's hard to picture people that you don't directly know, but these people EXIST, they live, they breathe, they smile, they laugh, they cry, and they bleed red, the same as you. They're not the generic woke mob boogeyman practicing "mutilation" that the media is making you believe they are, they are HUMANS using actual, study backed medical treatments, treatments which have saved many lives. Being forced to detransition or keep hidden in the closet will NEVER help someone, and I say that as someone who was there, in that closet, for 20 years. Gender dysphoria eats away at you. It makes you feel actively uncomfortable, day in and day out, wondering what the hell is wrong with you, and why nobody else seems to be going through the same thing. It needs treatment, and this policy will bar the most important part of the only working treatment, social transition. Please. Don't let this happen. It'll kill people. Real people. People who have lives, friends, and families. People who just want to live in a society that accepts them.If nothing else, if there's ANYTHING you should take away from this comment, it's that we are real people. We're not a threat to society, we're not some wedge issue you need to discuss, and contrary to what the media tries to tell you, we aren't harming anyone. Real people will die as a result of this change, and I want whoever, if anyone, is reading this to take that to heart.

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Please, don't put this policy in place. It *will* ruin lives. It's not a question of if, the lives of REAL LIFE people *will* be irreparably ruined and changed for the worse as a result of this. I know I'm not from the US, and I know y'all will see that and judge me for it, saying stuff like "oh, you don't live in our country, what the hell do you know, why do you care?" However, I have friends and family in your country that this will hurt, and I worry for their lives and futures. I know it's hard to picture people that you don't directly know, but these people EXIST, they live, they breathe, they smile, they laugh, they cry, and they bleed red, the same as you. They're not the generic woke mob boogeyman practicing "mutilation" that the media is making you believe they are, they are HUMANS using actual, study backed medical treatments, treatments which have saved many lives. Being forced to detransition or keep hidden in the closet will NEVER help someone, and I say that as someone who was there, in that closet, for 20 years. Gender dysphoria eats away at you. It makes you feel actively uncomfortable, day in and day out, wondering what the hell is wrong with you, and why nobody else seems to be going through the same thing. It needs treatment, and this policy will bar the most important part of the only working treatment, social transition. Please. Don't let this happen. It'll kill people. Real people. People who have lives, friends, and families. People who just want to live in a society that accepts them.

If nothing else, if there's ANYTHING you should take away from this comment, it's that we are real people. We're not a threat to society, we're not some wedge issue you need to discuss, and contrary to what the media tries to tell you, we aren't harming anyone. Real people will die as a result of this change, and I want whoever, if anyone, is reading this to take that to heart.


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The governor’s proposals are wrong and reflect the way things were 60 or 70 years ago.  They have no place in a 21st century Virginia.

Why can’t we just the LGBTQ  kids and poeple the same as everbody else?

Singling out groups for discrimatory treatment is just plain wrong.  Maybe gay bashing was common way back when but I would like to think we have made some progress since then.

Transgender issues, like all medical issues, should be between the patient and the doctor.  Gay or transgender kids (or adults) are not hurting anyone and all of us they shoud have the rights of “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.


I won't use  pronouns for the same reason I don't talk to a schizophrenics imaginary friends

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<p>I identify as the queen of England and my pronouns are 'your majesty'  and 'her highness.' If you don't use them it's discrimination and maybe would lead to my death. </p>


Trans Rights are Human Rights

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Youngkin's measure is despicable and low-brow. Trans kids are not a threat of any kind. They just want to live their lives in peace. Stop bullying kids!


STRONG OPPOSE, protect trans youth from abuse

Attended VA K-12, now a proud trans college student

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I attended public schools in my home state of Virginia from Kindergarten through grade twelve.  After YEARS of anguish and careful consideration, I came out publicly as transgender during my senior year of high school in 2015, and the respect I received from my school's faculty, staff, as well as my peers allowed me to continue my education, graduate from high school, and go on to college.

Had I not been addressed by my teachers and classmates with my true, chosen name and pronouns, and had I not been permitted to use the restroom that aligned with my gender, the quality of my education, my mental and physical health, and my very safety at school would very likely have suffered severely.  If this new policy is enacted, transgender students in Virginia will be positioned to experience exponentially greater risk for mental and physical harm.

I am now a proud trans adult and college student.  All trans youth deserve the respect and support of their school and the way I did.


Society Based on Respect

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You don’t have to agree with someone’s life choices, but you do have to treat them with respect and consideration.  Our society can’t survive without that respect/consideration for one another.  That means you need to allow Trans people to live in peace, to give them fair opportunity to use their talents, and to allow them To live their lives and pursue happiness.


OPPOSE

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<p>I strongly oppose these policies that will do nothing but discriminate against and endanger trans children. Shame on you. </p>


Oppose


I strongly support Governor Younkin's actions on this matter!

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Parents need to be in charge of their children, not the state, not the schools!  I support the new policy.


Strongly oppose. This policy will kill kids.

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Schools need to be a safe place for kids. Forcing teachers to out their students to potentially transphobic parents will absolutely cause a spike in child abuse, youth homelessness for children being kicked out of their homes, and increase the risk suicide. The science is beyond clear that validating and supporting LGBTQ+ youth results in better mental health outcomes across the board. A child having at least one supportive person in their life can make a world of difference, and teachers are supposed to be people that kids can trust.

Using a trans child's preferred name and pronouns is no different than calling a cis child by a nickname that they prefer. And that's the only thing schools are doing. Using the language that makes kids most comfortable and telling them it's ok to be who they are.


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Strongly oppose !!! Trans people have no malicious intent and just want to live their lives, seriously


Oppose - Please protect my trans and non-binary peers

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They deserve to go to school and not feel suicidal every damn day. Please.


No safe adult will want to keep a secret with a child unless they are a groomer

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<p>I've always taught my children that no safe adult would keep a secret with them. Yet school teachers are doing the very thing we teach our children is unsafe. Quit undermining child safety by grooming children to be okay with sexualized secrets with adults. I fully support this bill! </p>


Oppose

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<p>Our trans kids need our support not our condemnation! I oppose this bill. </p>


Trans kids are awesome and deserve the same respect we all want


Protect Trans Youth

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Protect Trans Youth! Don't role back policies that help transgender youth.


Protect Trans Kids!

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Conservatives like to focus so much on what they think the potential harm of transitioning is, but the truth is transitioning has made me so much happier! Since I transitioned ive been so much more open with my family, and they've loved having a second daughter :)


You can't tell me a middle aged man in a dress with prosthetic breasts isn't acting out kink fetish

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<p>Autogynephillia is real. Gender identity based on a feeling or a stereotype of what is "girly" or "boyish" is not real. Women and girls please go with your gut feeling and don't let "progressive" (regressive) mentality gaslight you into being okay with feeling unsafe around adult men acting out their fetishes in public. I support this policy that will curb this regressive ideology from being taught or kept secret from parents. </p>


Do not support Governor Youngkin’s policies about trans youth

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<p>You have to face the facts that your policies are putting trans youth at risk. Please - mental health is health, and these kids are not faking it or pretending. Your policies are truly putting their lives at risk. </p>


Stop Trying to Hurt Young People

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Young people are tired of having to fight for right to live and make our own decisions. All your doing is policing the youth of Virginia in a way that makes them feel lesser and prevents them from expressing who they truly are.


Strongly Oppose

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Trans people exist. Ignoring that fact does not change it. For just once please let us be on the right side of history!


Strongly Oppose

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I strongly oppose this and believe it will cause much harm.


Transphobic Republicans are scared of things they don't understand

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<p>I strongly oppose this policy. Trans kids are not hurting you, Christian republicans. They are not hurting your kids. They want to present to the world how they feel inside. Take a deep breath and release that death hold on your pearls; you and your family are safe if a child deems themselves a different gender. You say you don't want the government running our lives, but the apparent hypocrisy here is hard to avoid. If you want to be able to own any automatic rifle you want, then a child may wear what they want and be called what they want. Jesus H. Christ. </p>


Strongly Agree with the 2022 change!

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Thank you Governor Youngkin for taking this stand for the parents and children of Virginia.  This is exactly what you were voted in to office to do.  Common sense policies.  Allowing teachers to get back to educating the core subjects and to allow parents to work with teachers and not against them would be wonderful.  The compassion of teachers and administrators for our children will always be appreciated when it comes to a child having difficulty in any area.  As long as they bring their concerns to the parents of the child and work together with them instead of against them or behind their back, it is usually works best for the child and family.


Oppose

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This will not protect anyone and will only erode the trust kids have in adults. These things should be left to the individual and not have the state impose the views of the few.


Strongly Oppose Transgender restrictions in public schools

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This proposed legislation encourages the bullying of Virginia's children, in Virginia public schools. It is hateful and undermines the Constitutional right to life and liberty for Transgender children. Stop trying to use Virginia's children as weapons, for separating people; and start creating an educational environment where all of Virginia's children are well educated, embraced, nurtured and welcomed. The governor of Virginia should be ashamed of himself for proposing this evil  policy, instead of trying to protect Virginia's children.


Nice Vest

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Your vest and your hair don't hide the disappointment of your character. Your weakness as a leader is evidenced by your desire to attack the least of these. Trans children deserve better than you. Tax paying Virginians deserve better than you. The ugliness of your soul is on full display with your nasty and misguided policies. You are the thing holding Virginians back from their happiness, their potential, their liberty. Go brush your hair some more, Governor Nice Vest. Take a good look in the mirror, you can't walk back this hate.


Supports this

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Supports this school policy


School policy

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I strongly Agree They are our Children.


Support 2022 Guidance: Parents raise children,Schools provide quality education & protect females

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<div>Children need real education (math, Engllish, science, history, art, languages, music) by qualified teachers from their schools, not indoctrination of beliefs and values.  Parents have the right to approve school staff and ciriculum, and only they have the right to raise their children and guide their social, moral and religious values. Children should be treated with respect and kindness, but they do not have the capacity to fully understand issues.  It is wrong to promote the delusion that a child can choose their biological sex by requiring others to use anything except the child's legal name, sex, pronoun, etc... And females, especially little girls,  have the right to their own restrooms, locker rooms, sports, and such; and it is wrong that institutions like schools have taken away from girls their rights and protections and given them to males.  </div>


Trans women can't be a lesbian and to suggest otherwise is homophobic. Drop the T from LGBT

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Gender ideology is inherently homophobic bc it rejects the notion of sex based on genitalia. So many trans women claim lesbians are "transphobic" bc they don't want to date a "woman" with a penis when in reality it is just men with autogynephillia bullying women in a homophobic way. Trans supporters claim gays and lesbians have "genital preferences" which suggests being gay is a choice, aka homophobic. Drop the T from LGBT. One is not like the others.

Lesbians = sexuality

Gay = sexuality

bi = sexuality

Trans = personal perception of self that they expect others to participate in


Strongly oppose this harmful and regressive legislation

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<p>I urge you to vote no on this proposed legislation. It is regressive and harmful for our youth. This legislation will result in increased depression, anxiety, and suicidality among trans youth. It will also send the message to all youth (and adults) that bodily autonomy, authenticity are not valued in Virginia. This legislation will not prevent or eliminate trans kids, nor will it protect anyone because trans people are not a threat. Rather, this legislation will erode youth’s trust in the adults meant to protect, support, and guide them. </p>


BEST MOVE TO PROTECT KIDS + PARENTS RIGHTS

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<p>I celebrate VA Gov. Youngkin for boldly changing Virginia's policies to support our young, influential children and improve parental rights and transparency. Virginia is paying the way for all other states. </p>


Oppose

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<p>Protect Trans youth. </p>


Protect trans kids!

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They deserve rights to live their lives however they want!


Strongly Oppose


OPPOSE

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schools should be able to protect ALL children at ALL times. outing trans kids will put them in danger in ways you don’t even know. protect trans children!


Support for the Governor

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Thank you for protecting my grandchildren from inappropriate contact, in the private bathroom space, from kids pretending to be transgender.  Bathrooms and locker rooms are very private areas for young kids and especially teenagers and should not be shared with the opposite sex.  Build a separate bathroom.  LGBTQ people like to say that causes a stigma, but it doesn’t really.  It’s a bathroom open to anybody.  How do you think non-transgender kids feel in these areas when someone of the opposite sex is in there?  It makes them feel uncomfortable but nobody’s talking about that. Non-LGBTQ kids are not allowed to express their feelings because they will be called racist. I’m so tired of the LGBTQ community complaining that they have no rights. Well, my grandkids have no rights either if forced to share bathrooms and locker rooms with the opposite sex.  this argument is so stupid. LGBTQ people have chosen a lifestyle that I don’t agree with. But it doesn’t give them the right to shove it in my face every day and tell me that I’m the one that’s wrong.  I do not throw my straightness in their face every day and demand that they except me for who I am.  They want me to respect them, but they don’t respect me or care how I feel. They keep saying it is all about religion, again a cope out and another excuse to blame an institution for the lifestyle decision they made.  Thank you again, Governor for protecting the rights of parents and our children.


This is a terrible policy-strongly oppose

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<p>Transgender kids are already dealing with so much. This policy is just pure hate, telling them that who they are is not acceptable. Why would anyone be so cruel to children?  As a parent of a transgender child, I can tell you that the people creating all of these anti trans  laws and policies, are irreparably harming already vulnerable children. I strongly oppose. </p>


Thank you gov Youngkin for pushing back against evil

Parents who love their children make them wait until they are adults before engaging in self destructive behavior. Usually the kid grows out of it by the time they adults. We thank our parents for not allowing us to destroy our destiny.
This is a fight between Good and Evil. Darkness and Light. Christians/conservatives/patriots have for too long sat back in leisure mode while allowing the worst of humanity to take over every institution in America. Today we have people presenting themselves as morally superior because they  deceive a girl mask her femininity with fake masculinity. These people think they are virtuous when they deceive a boy in to masking his masculinity with fake femininity. They are child abusers.It is unconscionable that one calling themselves an educator or a decent human being would entertain the idea of allowing a child whose brain has not finished developing to choose their gender. the sleaze ball who would attempt to subvert an innocent child’s mind against their parents, against their very being should not be allowed anywhere near children. It is mind blowing that adults even entertain the idea that one can change(or choose) their gender. It is the opposite of love to allow a foolish child to make such decisions for themselves. It insane that a parent would go along with the child’s foolish behavior. What trifling human being we have leading the education system in VA.
Everyone in the department of education pushing lgbt/blm agendas should be fired immediately if possible.
Thank you Governor Youngkin for pushing back against degenerate psychos. They are working tirelessly to corrupt and pervert the minds of innocent children.
Virginians who call themselves Christians, conservatives, patriots, decent humans should be letting the department of education and local school boards know that their behavior will no longer be tolerated . They should not have any doubt regard whether the citizens of VA will stand for their satanic agendas. Stand up, speak boldly, protect our children from these psychos.
Thank you Gov Youngkin for making a positive move.
Increase the Fight Gov Youngkin
Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Ed

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Parents who love their children make them wait until they are adults before engaging in self destructive behavior. Usually the kid grows out of it by the time they adults. We thank our parents for not allowing us to destroy our destiny.

This is a fight between Good and Evil. Darkness and Light. Christians/conservatives/patriots have for too long sat back in leisure mode while allowing the worst of humanity to take over every institution in America. Today we have people presenting themselves as morally superior because they  deceive a girl mask her femininity with fake masculinity. These people think they are virtuous when they deceive a boy in to masking his masculinity with fake femininity. They are child abusers.
It is unconscionable that one calling themselves an educator or a decent human being would entertain the idea of allowing a child whose brain has not finished developing to choose their gender. the sleaze ball who would attempt to subvert an innocent child’s mind against their parents, against their very being should not be allowed anywhere near children.
It is mind blowing that adults even entertain the idea that one can change(or choose) their gender. It is the opposite of love to allow a foolish child to make such decisions for themselves. It insane that a parent would go along with the child’s foolish behavior. What trifling human being we have leading the education system in VA.

Everyone in the department of education pushing lgbt/blm agendas should be fired immediately if possible.

Thank you Governor Youngkin for pushing back against degenerate psychos. They are working tirelessly to corrupt and pervert the minds of innocent children.

Virginians who call themselves Christians, conservatives, patriots, decent humans should be letting the department of education and local school boards know that their behavior will no longer be tolerated . They should not have any doubt regard whether the citizens of VA will stand for their satanic agendas.
Stand up, speak boldly, protect our children from these psychos.

Thank you Gov Youngkin for making a positive move.

Increase the Fight Gov Youngkin

Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Ed


Full Support! Celebrate basic kindness, not twisted sexual ideology.

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Regarding Dept of Education-State Board of Education

I am in full support of Governor Youngkin’s Guidance Document to remove 2021 Model Policies for transgender students in VA public schools.
Transgender ideology does not need to be taught in order for children to learn to be kind to everyone. I support protecting our children from sexual indoctrination and respect for parents is crucial. It is NOT the job of schools to raise children, it is the schools job to raise comprehension of, and literacy in, basic school subjects. Leave social training to the parents.


STRONGLY OPPOSE

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I am writing to express my opposition to the governors proposed Executive Order on transgender students. Transgender people all over America are suffering from a massively increase in violence, including murder because of state policies like this. Homophobia/transphobia that is legitimized by the state, creates an atmosphere of violence.

Trans students are not being given hormones by their teachers. Students are also not property of their parents. They are able to be who want to be, whether or not their parent gives them permission. The very people The Governor is giving a voice to are the most likely to shun, or even cause violence or kill a LGBT child.

The governors proposed EO is also against Virginia law and several Supreme Court rulings. The reality is the governor likely knows this and is using this to create a headline.

If the governor truly cared about the wishes of parents, he’d look at the overwhelming opposition to this outrageous, illegal, executive order.


Strongly Oppose

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<p>As a mental health professional who works primarily with transgender and nonbinary adolescent clients, I have seen firsthand what these regressive education policies do to our youth. Studies are clear that transgender and nonbinary youth are at far higher risk of mental health issues including suicidality and self-injury. Studies also show that the risk can be greatly mitigated by having support and affirmation in every domain of their life (home, school, place of worship, etc.). Keeping trans and gender diverse students safe means allowing them to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity; that safety means faculty respecting their chosen name and pronouns, and offering some semblance of privacy, even from their parents, outing them may create an unsafe home environment for a portion of these youth. Additionally Title IX explicitly protects students in public schools from discrimination based on gender, sexuality, and transgender status. Your new policy would be in direct violation of Title IX. Your mission is to keep students safe as they earn an education, and this new policy would threaten the well-being of many of them. I ask that you reconsider this regressive policy in favor of the earlier model, which supports and affirms our most vulnerable youth. </p>


TOTALLY SUPPORT!  M/F!

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Male/Female!  End of story!!


There's nothing fluid about affirmative "treatment" I SUPPORT this

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<p>If gender is supposedly fluid and changing why is "affirming" treatment permanent. If my kid wants to be a pirate I am not going to get surgery to remove an eye and a leg to give him a peg leg and eye patch. I feel for all of these poor children who will grow up and realize they were just uncomfortable in their body (which is normal), following a trend, changing bc of trauma, or other reasons that will lead to regret. </p>


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Strongly oppose. Protect trans children.


Strongly oppose.

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<p>The policies proposed by Governor Youngkin are shameful, and target some of the most vulnerable children in order to score a political point. LGBT students are already disproportionately subject to bullying, harassment, and exclusion based on their identity both at home and in school, and suffer disproportionately as a result. All of the evidence shows that childrens' wellbeing improves when they are accepted and loved for who they say they are, and not bullied (by their peers, teachers, government, or, yes, even parents) into pretending to be someone they are not. This policy will institutionalize the bullying of children who are simply trying to figure out big questions about love and belonging. You may not fully understand what it means to be transgender; that's ok. But don't turn that lack of understanding into a policy that will cause real pain for an already vulnerable population. Trans people are people, just like you. They are not trying to 'infiltrate' or 'take over' anything - they are simply trying to figure out and live their lives, just like every other kid in their school. They need our support, not to be criminalized. </p>


Oppose


Support!  Bring back our damn bathrooms!

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Support.  Taking away bathrooms?  Making “transgendered” ones!    Ludicrous.  Make/Female bathrooms!  Pick one!


Parents first!! Good job Gov.

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<p>Thank you for giving parents the chance  to protect our kids from the predators who want t to take advantage of immaturity.  </p>


Protect trans kids

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<p>Not every parent or guardian will respect their childrens gender or beliefs. They have nothing to do with how a child wishes to be referred as and it’s not harming the child nor the parent to simply respect the wishes of trans children gender assignment. </p>


Thank you Governor!

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<p>We appreciate that the Governor is protecting family, parents and children! This is a great move to get back to sanity! </p>


Protect Trans Kids

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Leave them alone, you ignorant pathetic morons. They are all a million times kinder and smarter than you. You don’t deserve their decency and goodness. You are Trump fellating Nazi scum. Thank you for listening.

Sincerely,

Mom to an amazing trans kid who just wants to use the freaking bathroom in peace.


Strongly Oppose This

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This policy isn't made to protect children, it's made to make trans and gender non-conforming kids suffer and to drive them out of the state, go back into the closet, or worse. Regressive policies that read like they're from the 50's have no place in any school in any state, and I warn everyone who supports this that it won't make anything better and will just cause abuse and suicide (which no, is not manipulation).


Agree with the new policies

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I think that kind of behavior in students can be accepted in a public school I because


protect trans kids

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Strongly oppose. Protect trans kids.


Threatening suicide if you don't get your way is manipulation, gaslighting, and bullying.

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I said it.

Look at the actual studies and you will see that they didn't account for co exhausting mental health diagnosis. The studies that falsely claim when kids disdain for their bodies isn't " affirmed" that they have a higher risk of suicide is false. The studies only conclude higher ideation- not actual suicide deaths. They also don't account for the fact that many trans youth in the study already had depression and taking that into account means no difference compared to other non trans kids with depression. Read the actual studies people, not just the headlines.


Strongly oppose - support trans kids

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<p>Trans kids deserve respect, dignity, and support. As an educator, I can firmly say that the policies in question degrade all three of these. I strongly oppose this. </p>


Gov. Youngkin’s transgender policy for schools

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Finally we have transgender policies for our VA public schools that make sense! Parents should be included in decisions concerning their children. Children are not mature enough to decide their gender.  Also, our children need to feel safe when they enter a bathroom or locker room.  I strongly support Gov. Youngkin’s policies!


OPPOSE

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<p>"Schools shall serve the needs of all children" you just mean cis students, right? because outing a trans student to their parents puts them at risk of being abused, disowned, or worse. Unless you want teens killing themselves I suggest you discard this bill.</p>


I support

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<p>Parents are ultimately  responsible for their children and this bill recognizes this. </p>


Oppose - policy will incur legal fees for the purpose of driving up childhood suicide

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These anti-transgender measures roll back protections in schools that curb child self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide. Please see the previous model policies (which the administration assures us they’ve thoroughly reviewed) for extensive references on how, and how much, the measures being rolled back prevent childhood suicide.

The arguments from the state weigh parental rights over fundamental well-being of children, and even these arguments are disingenuous. Children are not chattel, and there is a reason we have protective measures as a society to safeguard childhood well-being even contrary to the wishes of parents. Moreover, under the proposed policies, school officials are given leeway to disagree and miss-name or miss-gender students even against parents’ explicit wishes. Who is this supposed to protect, and how does this approach help parents raise their kids as they choose?

One point I hope the state has not fully considered - the cost and legal liability to this policy are severe enough that the state is likely to again incur millions in legal fees for the purpose of harming transgender children. (See the case Grimm V. Gloucester in 2021, which cost 1.3 million in legal fees for Virginia to find it could not discriminate against transgender children for bathroom usage). How about we use that money to help school systems which are already stretched thin, rather than using it to drive schoolchildren to despair, self-harm, and suicide.


Yes to this common sense policy

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<p>What transpired during the Northam administration was nothing short of insanity.  Eliminating parents from such critical discussions as to what gender a child thinks they may be is border line criminal.  The children do not belong to teachers, counselors, principals, activists or anyone else, except the parents…and no, it’s actually not a village.  It’s hard to even believe adults are actually arguing against parents being involved in such intimate matters…but here we are.. While I still don’t agree biological boys should be playing on female teams of any sport, no matter what the school record says, (there’s a reason trans boys are not dominating in males athletics), this is at least a start.  </p>


Strongly agree with this

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<p>Please make this the standard and protect parental rights! </p>


It’s stuff like this that prevents me from becoming a teacher, as a non-binary person

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I could never look at a student, telling me their truth, and smother their light just because their parents want me to. As teachers, we’d be there for the students, not the parents. Their lives should be about them, their beliefs. You can guide a child but you can’t force them to blindly follow what you believe. You can lead a horse to water, you can’t make them drink. So perhaps, just accept that some things will be beyond your control. If you want to know what your kid tells their teacher, perhaps consider being supportive and respectful so they want to tell you? Kids are PEOPLE too.


Strongly Oppose - Protect Trans Kids

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<p>I strongly oppose Youngkin’s proposed trans policy. This policy will be detrimental to the mental health and in some cases even physical safety (ie by outing them to an unsupportive family). It will affect the most at risk kids - those who don’t already have a supportive and loving environment - the most by taking away their ability to seek support at school. Severely backwards, disappointing and harmful. </p>


Bigotry has no place in law

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<p>If you support laws aimed only at harming people for simply existing out of a sense of bigotry and hatred, then I truly hope you experience all the suffering you try to impose on others. </p>


Threatening suicide if you do t get your way is gaslighting, bullying, and manipulation

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<p>I said it. Look at the actual studies and you will see that they didn't account for co exhausting mental health diagnosis. The studies that falsely claim when kids disdain for their bodies isn't " affirmed" that they have a higher risk of suicide is false. The studies only conclude higher ideation- not actual suicide deaths. They also don't account for the fact that many trans youth in the study already had depression and taking that into account means no difference compared to other non trans kids with depression. Read the actual studies people, not just the headlines. </p>


I salute the Governor 4 policies helping save some kids from bodily destruction!

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This movement of trying to be someone you are not- born a boy, you remain a boy! The chromosomes tell the story forever. One can cut off body parts, but the underlying body remains a man or a woman . Many are regretting the permanency of bodily changes that often can’t be reversed.  The secular media suppress these horrifying stories that would make one weep.

it’s my unwavering position that parents are the rightful guardians of minors and not a teacher or some school administrator! Kids come to school for the basics of learning, not to experience an environment where radicals you are pushing/advancing the latest social fad. Biblical values have been largely jettisoned by public schools  and replaced by a complete moral  apostasy. Imho

Please let Youngkin’s proposed policies be implemented. Godspeed Jim


MI Oppose This

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please stop attacking at risk populations.


Adding bureaucracy doesn't help parents, students, or educators

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I am a parent and a school coach in Virginia and this policy is at best not helpful and at worst harmful to students. I do not know the biological sex of the students I coach in my co-ed activity, nor is it any of my business. Getting parental consent adds a level of bureaucracy that is impractical and not helpful when the students can just directly express their wishes to me. If a parent disagrees about their child's gender identity, that is between them and their child. When I am coaching, I want my students to feel comfortable and accepted without any obstacles. At its worst, it is extremely harmful to trans kids to not be "allowed" to use their preferred names or pronouns. Do not put me, or any other educator, in the position of having to choose between violating this policy or knowingly harming students under their care.


Model policies update is a step in the right direction

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The school policies including concerning gender need to recognize that parents are almost always in the best place to make good decisions for their children.  This moves in that direction.  Parents in our society will disagree on things and the school is sometimes stuck in the middle.  This policy update tries to reasonably accommodate directly conflicting views and keep the school a safe environment.

My gender identity and those of my children is found in Genesis - a son of Adam or a daughter of Eve.  True respect for my children's gender identity as equally valid as the transgender student's gender identity would go beyond what is proposed in this policy update.

Many of the folks opposing this change would be irate if they were told they would have to accept and respect my children's gender identity as being different than that of a trans-gender youth, and yet that is reality - and the demands to treat my children's gender identity or compromise their privacy and safety in a school environment are dangerous.

Given the conflicting view and reality that there is a minority of students who identify as transgender this is a much more reasonable policy than the one it replaces.

The one major concern I have with the proposed policy is that it includes blanket "follow all federal laws" - which will be abused by opponents of reasonable policy.  At a minimum "applicable" or some other qualifier should be added to ensure that this does not turn into an expansive clause in the policy to try to make applicable, federal laws that would not otherwise be applicable.  Ideally Virginia would go further and push back on all federal overreach much as Tim Kaine did when he was governor and declined federal funding in order to pursue Virginia's own standard of learning.

Jonathan Andrews


This policy puts children in danger of violence from peers and even teachers. OPPOSE.

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Outing kids as trans and preventing them from using the restroom that's safest for them will put these children in danger of violence, completely unnecessarily. Please keep kids safe by respecting their gender, and teach other kids to do the same, to prevent hate-driven bullying and violence.


Strongly Oppose Youngkin’s Guidance!

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<p>I strongly oppose Youngkin’s proposed guidance for LGBTQ students!  This is a travesty and makes me sick that this is even being considered. These students face threats and bullying should this pass, they have every right to be who they are. Are we really going back to the days where kids should be seen and not heard? Do not pass this, our kids lives are at stake. </p>


Strongly opposed to policy.

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This policy is inhumane and misses the opportunity to promote compassion while also supporting marginalized children.  I strongly oppose this policy and support the originally proposed policy.


I oppose this

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<p>Please protect trans kids </p>


OPPOSE, with every bone in my body.

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This policy HURTS children, and its real aim is to target LGBTQ youth.


Protect trans youth and oppose bigotry everywhere

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<p>This is harmful and dangerous. This policy will kill youth. I strongly oppose governor Youngkin intervening in folks lives like this. Protect trans youth. Speak out do not allow this to go forward. We are better than this and our youth deserve more. Solidarity with those living their true authentic lives, May we nurture and guide them not shame them. </p>


Opposed to this, keep 2021

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<p>Please don’t do this to our transgender students! They deserve your support to help them grow and learn in a healthy environment, not to be discriminated against and bullied. Parents may need to be included but sometimes that can do more harm than good. </p>


I completely oppose.


Oppose the Transgender Model Policy Change

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<p>Discrimination by public entities is wrong. Vulnerable children should not be made more vulnerable by the state. They should be free to be themselves without fear of harassment or bullying by the state. This policy establishes government interference in the personal life of a child that could result in homelessness, trauma, and/or much worse. Please recognize all human rights and do not implement a policy that allows the state to bully children. </p>


Strongly Agree

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<p>As a grandfather of 20 grandchildren I believe that it is imperative that our children be protected from misleading adult information and guidance.  It should be up to the parents to determine these things for their children. </p>
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PROTECT TRANS KIDS

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<p>Protect trans kids. This policy is incredibly disgusting, especially during Suicide Prevention Month. Trans kids commit suicide at extremely high rates and policies like this only fuel such tragedies. </p>


Appose


Thank you for supporting truth

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Thank you for protecting our students and teachers from being victims of radical, progressive left agenda disguised as acceptance of those who would lie about DNA. Teachers are to teach truth regardless of someone wants to hear it or not, and truth does not change based on one’s feelings.


Youngkin will kill innocent children

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As a trans man myself, Youngkins new policy will put countless Transgender and cisgender youths at risk. By enforcing this policy it will not give any cisgender or gender questioning students the ability to explore the spectrum of gender identities and presentations. Further silencing any self expression one person may want to experiment with, even if they discover they are in fact not Transgender or gender queer. Further more trans students will be at high risk in the more than likely scenario of a homophobic or transphobic household, forcefully outing them to guardians without their consent. And it will cause unnecessary mental anguish in the classroom, due to dead naming students, misgendering or further ostrecizing them from their peers. To do this will in some unfortunate cases result in self harm to the point of suicide by young people, or even abuse and homicide by family members. This is not a trend for people, this isn't some "woke" mentality or leftist brainwashing. It's a way of life, finding their authentic self. If you remove this safety net for people, they will die. And this new policy will be the cause.


Transgender youth deserve love, care, and respect.

Jay Spears, a lifetime transgender Virginian

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I have lived in Virginia my entire life. I was born and raised in southern Virginia and went to public school, K-12. I even went to a Christian preschool. I am also transgender and deserved respect when I went to school, just as every other child did and does. These policies will hurt children, children who are looking to these adults to prepare them for the world. They don't deserve to be told to hide themselves, and be told that they need to be banned from existing. This is how we make kids kills themselves.


Appose

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<p>Strongly appose! </p>


Strongly oppose. Support trans youth, choice, freedom, and control of their own live

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<p>It is imperative that our schools be able to offer students protection and acceptance. Trying to roll back protections and personal choice for students under the guise of parental rights is misleading and dangerous. </p>
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Our underfunded schools can’t pay for civil rights lawsuits. Protect LGBT students and save money!

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Who do you think is going to pay for all the civil rights lawsuits? It’s already happened in Hanover County—a place with plenty of civil rights lawsuits and an underfunded school district.already. The resulting lawsuits will take valuable resources out of our classrooms and make our schools worse. We harm our kid’s futures plying politics in their classrooms.

Protect LGBT students. Stay on the side of federal civil law. Let children have the right to exist as they are safely. Don’t allow the state to pass discrimination bills—they’ll only be challenged at a federal level later and we’ll foot the bill as millions lose their civil liberties. Save our budgets. Remember—one of the key Brown v. Board of Education lawsuits came out of Prince Edward County. Locals will rise up in the face of STATEWIDE INSTITUTIONAL PREJUDICE and our school districts will suffer the long-term effects of depleted education budgets.


Strongly oppose. This guidance endangers trans youth.

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Having been abused at home when I was a child, school was my sanctuary, my escape, the one place where my teachers and friends made me feel safe and loved, where I had approval. The same situation is true for transgender children who cannot speak to their parents about how they feel. Politicians don't have to believe in nor understand transgender individuals and body dysphoria. What they very much do need to understand is that NOT ALL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE SAFE for children and teens. Whether it's coming out as transgender, or just wearing the wrong thing to school, or walking into a room at the wrong time, some parents hurt their kids (with or without much provocation). For kids most at risk of being abused (AKA LGBTQ youth), please keep school safe for them. Parents do NOT always know best. They do not always have their children's best interests at heart. Don't take away their protection and safety at school. Let the schools administrations and teachers do what they do best - read the situation and care for their students. If this guidance goes through, the Youngkin administration will have MORE blood on their hands. DO THE RIGHT THING. PROTECT LGBTQ YOUTH. STOP PANDERING TO NARROW-MINDED CONSERVATIVE BULLIES WHO THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE LIKE THEY ARE. The world is more diverse and interesting than that. Let's make space for everyone!


Strongly Support!

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<p>Thank you Gov. Youngkin for making parent voices matter again! Schools should only be teaching academics. Let the parents do the rest. </p>


STRONGLY oppose

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The actions proposed will bring HARM to all trans students in Virginia public schools. To a community already suffering, this will not bring any good.


Strongly Oppose!!!

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<p>Every child deserves to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion. This includes Transgender Kids. </p>


I strongly oppose

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<p>I strongly oppose </p>


Opinion from a board certified pediatrician

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I agree that transgenderism exists and is a significant entity in society.  However, much of the ideals behind the promotion of the transgender causes is flawed.  In my experience of the transgender patient, the greatest concern is not with the promotion of “gender affirming care” that furthers their transgenderism, but with addressing the underlying etiology causing the disposition, namely the mental health issues (depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment disorder, family conflict, etc).  So to push a transgender idealism often portrayed in the media is not precisely framing the crux of the matter and it avoids the true issue behind the disposition.  And doing in school would thereby skew how the student  would view the true issues at hand.


Studies Suggest

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Studies funded by the Big Gay Agenda in uber liberal universities suggest that opposing the Big Gay Agenda is Bad. And if you disagree well you are anti Science. So there!


Trans kids belong in Virginia!

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Any measure that singles out or stigmatizes trans kids is actively harmful and needlessly cruel. I strongly oppose this proposed change to education policy. I trust children to know themselves, and I celebrate any time I know that one is living as their most authentic self. I wish the Governor could see the damage that his policy would inflict and make the right choice to support ALL of Virginia’s LGBTQ youth.


OPPOSE.

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<p>Strongly oppose Youngkin’s decision on LGBTQ policy in schools. </p>


Strongly opposed.  Backwards and hateful

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<p>The year is 2022.  For anyone for this backwards policy change - you should evaluate your life!  You need to base things on science and compassion and not delusional hateful rhetoric. History will not look kindly on rules such as this and if you’re for it you have no right to be in any position of power and I encourage you to step down.  It’s okay to be ignorant and stupid - what is not okay is to claim you’re smart and know better when you’re just being hateful. Yes.  You’re a bad person if you agree with this terrible proposal. </p>


Republicans would win if you became pro choice

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<p>I am a moderate Democrats who rejects gender ideology and supports the radical feminist movement. I believe in women's sex based rights. I've been stuck voting blue over the abortion issue and just wanted to tell you that thousands more like me would vote red if you went with the majority who support choice. On this issue I support you and applaud your efforts to protect women and girls and safeguard children from parental alienation at the hands of teachers. Please reconsider your stance on other womens issues as well and you would win by a landslide. </p>


Transphobic government wants us to off ourselves

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<p>This will directly lead to higher teen suicide and homelessness rates. The blood of these innocent kids will be on the hands of Glenn Youngkin and any pathetic transphobe who supports this policy. Disgusting and a complete and utter failure of protecting the youth in Virginia. </p>


Oppose

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This bill will out many transgender students & open them to abuse & harm at home. The only people who benefit from this bill are child abusers. This does not protect children, simply deems them no bodily autonomy & forces them into someone they are not.

If you are scared your child will become someone you disagree with, & you cannot manage a relationship with them without completely controlling them, consider not having children


Support, Ideology doesn't belong in schools.

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We wouldn't teach creationism or flat earth in schools, we mention religion from a neutral perspective in historical context, but we don't teach religions or lenses as if they are true.  School should be for learning prosocial abilities to contribute to society, like math, reading, history.  I support the change.


Stongly oppose this cruel policy

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<p>I raised three children in the Virginia public school system where they received an excellent education. I am thankful that they had friends in the LGBTQ+ community along with friends from many diverse backgrounds.  School should be a safe place for children to learn about themselves and others. Not a place to live in fear.  This policy is pitting parents, children and teachers against each other.  It is cruel and will cause great harm to trans children, those who love and support them, and the community as a whole. </p>


Illogical fears loaded in ignorance

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Just because someone is transgender doesn’t mean they’re looking at your child. Believe it or not, some children, regardless of your knowledge or approval, will feel same sex attraction. So do we have gay and/ or lesbian locker rooms and bathrooms now too? Do we coat our kids in bubblewrap? Or do we just buckle our britches and realize the way we’re educating our children is the problem, not the possibility that someone MIGHT purposefully be excluding themselves from their peers and/ or volunteering for malicious bullying just to have the opportunity to assault another student. Because bathrooms and locker rooms are the only way to assault someone? That is a ridiculous view to go off of here. Educate against assault instead of taking others students freedoms away, all to relieve your fears locked and loaded in your own ignorance. And p.s. I’d rather your child be transgender and alive despite your ignorance, than dead because of it. Because the sad reality is this law goes against the freedoms of young people. You can’t force someone to believe what they don’t. That’s kind of the point of religion though, CHOOSING to believe rather than having it forced down your throat by your parents, against your will.


LGBTQLMNOP+ rights trump ALL

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<p>I cannot finish my message because I accidentally typed "trump" and now I need to find a safe space and breathe to regain my composure. </p>


Research Suggests The Proposed Change Is Dangerous

Research shows that policies that force trans youth to use facilities that don’t match their gender identity are linked to higher rates of sexual assault.
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/143/6/e20182902/76816/School-Restroom-and-Locker-Room-Restrictions-and
While some have claimed that trans inclusive policies increase assault rates against cisgender people, research has shown this is not true.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-018-0335-z

Overall, research suggests that the proposed change would increase rates of assault and jeopardize public safety.
Jack L. Turban MD MHS Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent PsychiatrAffiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy StudiesUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Research shows that policies that force trans youth to use facilities that don’t match their gender identity are linked to higher rates of sexual assault.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/143/6/e20182902/76816/School-Restroom-and-Locker-Room-Restrictions-and

While some have claimed that trans inclusive policies increase assault rates against cisgender people, research has shown this is not true.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-018-0335-z

Overall, research suggests that the proposed change would increase rates of assault and jeopardize public safety.

Jack L. Turban MD MHS
Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatr
Affiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco


Strongly oppose!!!!!!

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<p>Trans lives matter </p>


Protect our trans kids

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Protect our transgender kids.  I am the parent to ab amazing son.  Outing kids in school will murder children


Strongly Opposed to this backward & bigoted proposal

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All this does is foster hate and promote bullying, fear, and the likelihood of rising rates of depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm within the LGBTQ+ youth in the Commonwealth.

You're using children as pawns to further political ambition while continuing to promote fallacious controversies which only stoke misbegotten hatred by the misinformed.

Just. Stop.

My pronouns are she And they; it's not that hard...


I Oppose, Protect Trans Youth

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Socially transitioning is a big decision that should be made entirely by the individual, even if that individual is a minor. Trans children should be protected, and sometimes their biggest danger is transphobic parents. I have heard countless horror stories of children being outed to their unsupportive parents and being kicked out, left to fend for themselves, abused, and exposed to conversion therapy. This bill will out children to hateful parents, and will lead to children being kicked out of their homes and abused. Keep trans youth safe; reject this legislation.


Concerned parents, please read.

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I know a lot of this trans stuff doesn't make sense. I honestly don't understand it either. But we can't harass actual children over it. Kids are going to be kids, you have to let them express themselves.

If you're concerned it's just a phase, better they go through it now rather than later on when they're adults. I know we don't want kids to embarrass themselves or make mistakes, but micromanaging every part of their lives will only make them rebel more. Kids with strict parents always go crazy when they get a taste of freedom in college, I've seen it myself.

If we want our kids to thrive, we have to support them. Pushing them away like this will just exacerbate any issues they may have. What this bill is proposing will harm their lives and damage their futures. As parents, we need to do what's best and guide them ourselves rather than let the schools dictate their lives.


Virginians SUPPORT Youngkin!

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<p>Virginians elected Youngkin because we the majority of voters support his pro parent common sense policies. Most of the comments in opposition are from outside the Commonwealth or from bots. </p>


Sí, apoyo!

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Apoyo los derechos de los padres en esta decisión del gobernador Youngkin!


strongly opposed to Youngkin 2024

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Glenn Youngkin wants to be president. He is willing to use marginalized transgender and gender non-conforming children as pawns to appeal to a Republican base for whom the cruelty is the point. This policy will (Lord willing) be struck down legally, as the lazily written nonsensical drivel that it is. I firmly believe my home state of Virginia is full of better people that will fight this tooth and nail in the courts. Glenn Youngkin is smart enough to know this. He knows that just like his shadowboxing against the non-existent CRT threat, that all he needs to do is pretend he's accomplishing something. All he needs is to say that he valiantly tried - and he would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for those pesky Democrats, decent people, and trifling things like legal challenges. The MAGA horde will eat this up, because hey, at least Republicans give them someone to feel superior to, in a diversifying world. They will rail against The Elites and in the same breath support a businessman worth 450 million dollars with no sense of irony. And trans kids will suffer for their shortcomings as human beings. May every alleged Christian who supports this have to answer for their cruelty.


Protect trans children

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I STRONGLY OPPOSE!!!!!!!!!


STRONGLY SUPPORT: do not listen to the would-be child groomers

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I am a professional guidance counselor and I strongly support these model policies. Do not pay any heed to the hateful messages from those who would call this anything except pure usurpation of parental rights. Do what is right for Virginia children!


Oppose

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This has no basis in reality. Leave trans kids alone.


Opposed

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Not needed, do something more important. Maybe finish legalization of Marijuana.


Oppose poorly conceived political nonsense by MAGA radicals

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This policy masquerades as being in support of parental rights, but it lacks any practical or pragmatic basis.  The only support for this is flailing, unfounded opinion from a vocal minority who have been blinded by unscrupulous media personalities and social media algorithms. The only parents who think they don’t already have ALL the power are the ones who choose not to engage with their children or teachers like involved parents and mature adults.  The parents with whom I interact on a daily basis in my job as a teacher are as informed and empowered as it gets, not because of me, but because they have accepted the challenge that is being a good parent, and they have done the dirty work of actually getting to know the children they love, opening lines of familial communication and support.  It’s so odd to me to find conservatives, those with whom I grew up identifying… being so averse to expecting parents doing the hard work of actually parenting.  My vote has been swayed in recent years because of this kind of inexplicable hypocrisy.

This policy proposal provides nothing that is currently needed, and there is no data presented that suggests otherwise.  But it does create a haven for unchecked abuse of kids who are already struggling, and it takes away many of the vital supports that have been in place to help limit potential damage.  This change, if enacted will result in needless child abuse and suicide.  As mandated reporters, our jobs as teachers are about to get even busier as we will be forced to replace the very thing we do best, supporting the positive development of children, with brutal dismissal and acceptance that the abuser is now able to decide if their victim gets to seek help.

I guess I’ll just put CPS on speed dial instead and the governor can foot the bill for the job that used to be covered.  Better than losing yet another child to a very real issue.


Not safe, not scientific, not good.

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The new regulations forcing teachers to use only a student's given name and pronouns associated with their gender are abusive at best. Supporting a student through their journey of self discovery is one of the number one contributors to dramatically decreasing suicide and deoression in children.

Allowing students to socially transition harms no one. Respecting them as human beings is the least you can do for them as their guardians for most of their childhood.


End Christian oppression! Separation of Church and State!

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Protect all children from Christian oppression! My faith calls me to acknowledge all genders, even Judaism acknowledges 8 genders, but you would pass regulations saying my children can't practice their faith because it is in conflict with a extremist Christian cults? Where is my faith and creed protected against Christians that would use their faith as an excuse to harass, assault, and murder queer students? End Christian Fascism in our schools! Freedom of religion is not the freedom for Christians to oppress others!

I support trans and queer students right to exist without Christian oppression.


Strongly oppose.


This could be so easily botted

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One guy can pretend to be like 300 people if bro has time to waste


This could be so easily botted


Strongly oppose!

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No!  Please support ALL!


Trans Rights are Human Rights

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<p>Why are these conservatives so insistent on checking the genitals of children? Absolutely disgusted by this “guidance”. No support from me here whatsoever. All these fascist talking points will do is cause suicide rates in children and teens to skyrocket. Fire every member of ANY department who is responsible for putting forth this absolute crap. </p>


OPPOSE. PROTECT TRANS KIDS

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<p>I grew up knowing from the age of 5 that I wasn’t like the other kids. Every day I looked in the mirror for 25 years and thought I would never see the person I was inside. My teachers supported me and most of the time school was the only place I felt safe. I didn’t even know that girls could be trans because the only trans people I ever heard of were trans women. When I discovered for myself that trans men existed, I set on a path to make it a reality for myself. It was 10 more years before I would take my first dose of testosterone. Two years into treatment now, I look in the mirror and wish that I could have seen this when I was 15, when all the other boys were growing facial hair and gaining muscle. But I’m here now, and my story isn’t much different than other trans people. A lot of us knew from a young age that we didn’t identify with our sex at birth. I’ll stand by any youth who says that they feel this way. </p>


Support the bill - Teach children reading and writing, not disassociative ideologies

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Children need education from their schools, and their parents should be involved in their education and the ones to teach their kids social and religious values. Parents should never be shut out or left out pf any significant decisions regarding their kids, especially those affecting the child's mental health. Use of the wrong names, pronouns and restrooms serves to confirm a delusion that a child can choose their sex, which we all know is impossible, so why set up children for failure and  disappointment?