Protect Girls and Women
Action needed TODAY!
Thank you to the Family Foundation for this action alert.
Public Comment is being collected on Regulatory Town Hall to support the Petition for the protection of Girls and Women in sports. Public comment ends Monday, May 26th.
The Petition filed by three courageous Virginia athletes reads:
Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4007, on behalf of myself (Réka György), Lily Mullens, and Carter Satterfield, female athletes in Virginia who have been directly harmed by males competing in female collegiate sports, I am hereby formally requesting that the Virginia Board of Health add and/or amend regulations within 12 VAC 5 to prevent biological males from participating in organized female-only athletic teams and competitions in Virginia, and to prevent biological males from using designated female spaces where females are likely to be in any state of undress. The public health of Virginians, particularly of women and girls, demands that the Department of Health take action to prevent further harm, both physical and psychological, from males claiming or pretending to be females and gaining access to female-only athletic competitions and private spaces.
The Board of Health has authority to promulgate such regulations pursuant to § 32.1-2 and § 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia. Specifically:
§ 32.1-2. Finding and purpose.
The General Assembly finds that the protection, improvement and preservation of the public health…are essential to the general welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth. For this reason, the State Board of Health…shall administer and provide a comprehensive program of preventive…health services, … and abate hazards and nuisances to the health…, both emergency and otherwise, thereby improving the quality of life in the Commonwealth.
This comprehensive program of preventive…health services shall include prevention…focused on women's health, including, but not limited to…conditions unique to or more prevalent among women.
WE MUST STAND WITH THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND PROTECT THEM FROM HARM.
As of the time of publication, 1269 comments have been submitted. Roughly 55% of comments were favorable and 40% were opposed.
Trans activists have been widely circulating this petition and rallying their base to shut this down. Their goal is to flood the comment section with emotional, inflammatory rhetoric and pressure the Virginia Board of Health to abandon these vital protections for our daughters and sisters.
Now, you must take action to PROTECT GIRLS AND WOMEN AGAINT THIS INSANITY. GOD CREATED: MALE AND FEMALE. We are not interchangeable. Our voices speak the TRUTH. Female sports must be protected.
Virginia Board of Health must hear from the majority of Virginians who support biological reality, common sense, and the safety of young women.
Visit our Save Girls Sports Action Page, where you'll find sample comments you can copy, personalize, and attach to the Board of Health petition. Be sure to share this with friends, teammates, pastors, coaches, and family members who care about fairness and safety for women.
This is the final stretch. Don’t wait. Make your voice heard today and stand up for the next generation of female athletes. Together, we can ensure Virginia continues to protect truth, safety, and opportunity for our girls. If you have already commented, please forward this petition to at least three friends. It's easy, just share the website familyfoundation.org/protectourgirls!
Facts: The development of girls and boys begins at conception. Our development is determined by our genetic make-up: XX or XY. In addition to the obvious differences between girls and boys: boys have a higher center of gravity (allowing for greater leverage), greater bone and muscle mass(hit with greater force), greater cardiac and lung capacity(no matter the effort put out by female athletes, they cannot compete.) These are just a few. This is a link to a study on overuse injury to female athletes. Girls will work harder in an attempt to compete against male athletes and will suffer the consequences.
Please take the time to place your comments on Regulatory Town Hall and support these courageous young women as they fight to protect their bodies, personal space, and the integrity of women’s sports.
Sheila M. Furey, MD