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. . . Below we’ve shared our press release that just went out today demonstrating the impact when Virginians speak up! I want to thank all of you who took the time to comment and share our alerts with friends, loved ones and neighbors. . . .
Parents are Clear: Virginians Oppose Mandated Transgender School Policy
Majority of Virginians Speaking Against Transgender School Policy in Public Comments Forced a Delay in Implementation
Richmond, VA–The Family Foundation of Virginia is calling attention today to the voices of thousands of families and Commonwealth citizens who made their concerns known loud and clear: A mandated transgender policy for all K-12 schools has been delayed from taking effect (originally slated for today, Feb. 4), after a majority of Virginians spoke against it in public comments last night.
“Just yesterday evening more than 9,000 Virginians had made their voices heard on the state-run public comment site for this policy,” said Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia. “By close of business Wednesday, those comments reflected that the majority of Virginians were speaking 2-1 against it. State law is requiring every single, K-12 public school to adopt measures that align with this transgender policy that — in one fell swoop—erases basic parental rights and protections for the bodily privacy and safety rights of even our youngest students.” . . .
“Once again, the Governor and his state agency are demonstrating their pattern of ignoring the voices of average citizens and their concerns,” said Cobb. For that reason The Family Foundation brought together voices representing parents, teachers and school board members who provided the video press statement featured below. Included in the video are:
Sarah Via, a mother of students in the Hanover area who has personal experience with her daughter losing the right to privacy at school: “My daughter does attend public schools, and she’s currently in a state where her body is changing and she is maturing into a young woman and, like most girls, she wants to be modest and maintain that modesty. . . .
Peter Vlaming, a beloved high school teacher who was fired after 7 years at West Point High School, just east of Richmond, because he couldn’t agree to a similar policy’s demands: “It would be one thing if the guidance were suggesting true tolerance, asking teachers to respect differing views on gender, but that’s not what this is. It’s saying there is only one view on gender and every one must adopt and advocate that specific view. Tolerance is supposed to be a two way street and, in this case, that’s not what is going on,” said Vlaming.
Ginger Burg, a mother of six who serves on the Amherst County School Board: “We need to go back to locally run schools that reflect our community’s values and not what the state thinks our community should be,” said Burg.
Josh Hetzler, legal counsel for The Family Foundation’s Founding Freedoms Law Center, explained that the Law Center believes the policy violates state regulations and laws and could open a floodgate of litigation for schools across the state.
(Excerpt from Family Foundation. Photo Credit: Getty Images.)
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Within the span of a few years, I have had 2 extremely uncomfortable incidents with a trans person being in a woman’s restroom or locker room.
I am an adult and these were horrific situations. I can’t even imagine what young girls would feel like in this situation. This without a doubt puts them in danger physically and mentally.
Last year, I had to make a very quick change into a dress in the woman’s locker room and to my surprise there was a guy in his late 20s to mid 30s sitting in the seated mirror section with his woman friends chatting up a storm.
I tried to get him to leave, but he did not budge. I finally went into a bathroom stall and a made a very challenging change there in that tiny space. This happened in Washington, DC.
A few years back, I went to the woman’s restroom and to my surprise, a over 6 foot tall man dressed as a woman was primping in front of the mirror. This happened near SF, California.
Oddly, in both scenarios, neither of the men were sensitive that I was uncomfortable. In fact, they were very bold in their stance of behaving as if they belonged there.
As uncomfortable as both situations were, I am lucky that neither of them appeared to intend violence. Regardless, there are some that may use these laws or policies to harm girls or woman.
There are several incidents where men were arrested for using these policies to harm woman.
In 2016, The daily wire published an article intitled “5 Times ‘Transgender’ Men Abused Women And Children In Bathrooms”. The article is still online. I am sure there are many, many other articles and incidents since.
Why would the left continue to push this lunacy?
Lord, help slam the door on these policies that infringe on the rights of all girls and women!
Rosalie
Lord, I pray this show of unity among concerned parents starts a title wave of voices like this around the country. This situation is so obviously wrong. Expose the blatant lunacy of this policy worldwide. Slam the door on this utter stupidity, Lord.
Dear Lord, help us to stand up for our Biblical values and religious liberty. Help us to NOT be silent, especially regarding important matters that are threatening to our Biblical, religious, and moral values. I pray for TRUE unity and help us to look to You in all things. In Jesus name, Amen.