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2022 MODEL POLICIES
Open: Until Further Notice
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By order of Governor Youngkin, the Virginia Department of Education has developed the 2022 Model Policies aimed at reversing the 2021 Model Policies- one of the most inclusive school-based transgender policies in the south. Here in Loudoun, Policy 8040 was based on these 2021 Model Policies. 

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This effort will enshrine anti-LGBTQ+ policies in our schools leaving students at risk. Included in these proposed policies: 

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  • No protections for non-binary or gender expansive student.

  • Prevents students from accessing school counselors when needed. 

  • Allows teachers and staff to deadname and misgender students. 

  • Creates misleading policy instruction around bathroom usage, sports, and other critical inclusive activities for students.

  • Prevents students from using their gender-affirming name and pronouns without parental permission.

  • And most importantly, will forcibly out transgender and nonbinary students, putting students in unaccepting homes at risk for abuse, violence, and homelessness. 

 

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

 

  • Join the Protect Public Education Rally- September 27, 5 pm, at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn VA. Learn more.

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  • Lead a Student Walkout to Support LGBTQ+ Equality- September 27- led by the student-run Pride Liberation Project. Join a Walkout

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  • Email Your School Board Representative- Our School Board does not have to adopt these policies as they are illegal, violating provisions of the Virginia Values Act and the Virginia Human Rights Act. Just as some School Board's did not adopt the 2021 Policies without recourse, Loudoun can choose not adopt these policies that run counter to the mission of educating all students in a safe and equitable learning environment.  Contact the School Board.

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  • Comment on the 2022 Model Policies- Opening on September 26, leave a comment for the VDOE that lets htem know these actions are illegal, unequitable, and place students at serious risk of harm, bullying, harassment, discrimination, abuse, violence, and abandonment. Leave Your Comment

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PROTECT LGBTQ+ EDLERS IN HEALTHCARE
Open: August 4 - October 3, 2022
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We need YOUR voice to strengthen protections from discrimination in healthcare spaces like home and community-based services, nursing homes, health insurance, and others, across the nation. Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act is an historic provision that for the first time in American history protected people across the nation from discrimination in healthcare based on their sex (among other characteristics). The Obama administration interpreted the law to include protections from discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping. Now, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed that sexual orientation also be explicitly protected. If the rule goes into effect, it would make it much harder for a future President to do away with these rights. 

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RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT
Open: July 28- November 15, 2022
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As cited in the recent Supreme Court case overturning Roe V Wade, the court may reconsider the Obergfell ruling that enshrined equal protections for all marriages, including gay and interacial marriages. This means the Supreme Court could overturn​ same-sex marriages, leaving millions of Americans stranded in a legal nightmare that leaves spouses without medical and life insurance, right to life decisions, parental custody, and more. The Senate is now poised to vote on the Respect For Marriage Act that could save these marriages. Call your Senators now to make your voice heard.