My story is sort of a long one. In 2014, my husband and I lost custody of our 4 children AFTER Athens County Children Services fabricated their story and their stories didn't match up in court. At that point in time, my husband, to whom I wasn't married at the time, was between jobs working minimum wage and I had never had a job before. We have since changed our life. In April of 2018, my husband and I got married (we have been together since 2003) and he now works 2 jobs plus I work full time, at home, and I've had my job over a year. When we got married in April, we started talking about having another baby; we thought that since we changed our life around, it would be amazing to finally move forward and be able to raise a family. Then, on March 21st, 2019 I was transported an hour and a half away to Riverside hospital in Columbus to have a C-Section done, which was my first C-section and I was terrified because my preeclampsia had gotten worse and my blood pressure would not decrease. On the morning of March 22nd, 2019, at approximately 4:48 am, Bryleigh Louise was born weighing 6lbs 8.3oz. For 3 days I took care of her in the hospital: Feedings, diaper changes, and just holding her. On the morning of March 25th, 2019, I had gotten my discharge papers and was waiting on my daughter to get discharged, the nurse came in and got her and said it was for one last weight check. I didn't know that would be the last time I would hold her in my arms. I received a call on the hospital room phone from Athens County Children Services stating they had emergency custody of my daughter. When asked the reason, she stated it was our past history. I went to court the next day for the shelter hearing. The judge continued the emergency custody, that's all he discussed, he never said anything about visitations AND he never said there was no visitation. I called ACCS when I got home to set up visitation. The lady I spoke to said there won't be any visitation because since they're going for permanent custody, it is not mandatory for them to let me see her. In court documents that my lawyer pointed out to me, they are SUPPOSED to be giving me visitation. It is now May 22nd, 2019, Bryleigh is 2 months old now and I've not seen her since March 25th, 2019. Accs should investigate my home and our jobs and give us a chance to raise our daughter. Something seriously needs to be done about ACCS, they need investigated. They've not only ripped my life apart and taken my daughter at a crucial time where she needs both of her parents, but they have done the same to others and their families. It is too late to speak up for some families, but I want my voice heard so it stops CPA from destroying the families that they are trying to take control of. I have tried reaching out to ABC6 On Your Side about two months ago, but never got a response, so the next best thing is to start this petition in hopes of getting justice. Please help me bring my daughter home!

CPS is trying to terminate my parental rights and trying to illegally steal my son.

The issue is simple. Currently in Massachusetts transgender and non-binary residents cannot identify themselves for who they truly are. By the state not allowing for an a gender neutral marker, "X", our government makes transgender and non-binary resident invisible. They literally cannot identify as themselves in the eyes of the state, there is no mechanism. This lack of a gender neutral identification option is discriminatory - demonstrating a fundamental lack of acceptance and respect for our friends, relatives and neighbors. Currently, Mass Drivers Licenses/IDs and birth certificates only allow for male/female designation. If a trans/non-binary resident wants to have their voter registration reflect their gender identity rather than the default M/F, they must petition the Secretary of the Commonwealth! This binary requirement, allowing only male or female, is likely pervasive across all agencies in the Commonwealth. While bathroom access is important, being recognized for who you are is essential. For national context, Massachusetts would be among approximately 10 states and DC who have already allowed gender neutral markers for drivers licenses and among 4 states that have allowed gender neutral IDs for birth certificates. WHERE THINGS STAND IN MASS. LEGISLATURE: In April, gender neutral ID legislation passed overwhelmingly in the state Senate, 39-1. Unfortunately, despite this strong support, it appears to be stuck in the House. The House version of the bill, H3664, was originally filed in the House by Rep. Mindy Domb of Amherst and Rep. Decker of Cambridge. This bill is stuck in the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; there is no hearing scheduled. Unless this bill is voted favorably out of committee so the full House can vote on it, it will die. Getting this done soon is important to keep momentum before legislators break in July for the summer. This petition seeks to get a hearing set by the Committee and then asks that the Committee vote to approve the bill for consideration by the entire Mass. House. In addition to signing petition, consider a call or email to Committee and ask them for hearing for H3664 Chair Danielle W. Gregoire [email protected] (617) 722-2140 Vice Chair Sean Garballey [email protected] (617) 722-2090 Thank you!

We aren't allowed to practice our religion how we should be able to.

At age 12 my daughter had court-ordered visitation with her father after a long custody battle. He was given the entire summer. While in his care she was sexually assaulted by her stepbrother and verbally and physically abused and neglected by her father. She did not want to go to begin with, stating to her guardian ad litem. When she spoke on things she endured at the supervision of her father, no one would listen. She then decided to start recording. The magistrate refused to listen to the recordings or even talk to my daughter. My daughter's life will never be the same; she has been diagnosed with PTSD behind the traumatic physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Now my daughter is 14 and an order is in place for her to return to yet another full summer visitation, facing her attacker, now age 16. My child has threatened to kill herself or run away if she ever has to go back. I'm here to start a petition. If a 14-year-old can work part-time or schedule their own high school courses, they should be able to come before a judge and state why they do or don't want to live or have visitation with a non-residential parent, especially when in danger or fearing for their life. A child at age 13 can refuse to be medicated, a child at 12 can be unsupervised and seen as responsible enough to be left home alone. So with Sanyi Law, with proper evidence and part of the investigation, a 14-year-old should be able to voice their concerns and experience as with whom they prefer to live and have visitation. We the people are obligated to protect our children. The court system has failed my child; she has now been exposed to experiences that will forever haunt her. Sanyi Law At age 14 in the state of Ohio, one should have a say in who they reside with and be protected from harmful visitation and exposures, before a magistrate or judge makes a decision pertaining to custody matters. Thanks.

My sibling is transgender and transphobia is seemingly becoming a trend amongst Trump supporters. I personally care too much about my sibling along with the rights of transgender people to see something like this pass in the supreme court. This is unjust and not moral and in no way represents what America is based off of.

I'm a desperate mother lost in the corrupt system. My children are in foster care waiting to be adopted like a litter of puppies. They are trying to terminate my rights. I've done everything they ask, jumped through their hoops, and it still wasn't good enough. I'm still keeping up on my child support payments, visiting my babies as much as they will let me, and working my Perm Plan. I have a job and a 3-bedroom apartment for them. They are using the fact that I have no support system; my children's father, husband of 10 years, was my support system but they said I couldn't have any contact with him because he wouldn't communicate with DCS. Now DCS has filed a TPR on both of us after he started working his plan. Our children were taken due to domestic violence, but it was complete hearsay. There was absolutely no evidence, but they took them anyway. My babies have been gone for three years. Please let me reunite my family. 👪 Thank you for each and every signature.

To be delivered to Governor Sununu, The United States House of Representatives, President Donald Trump, The United States Senate, The New Hampshire State House, The New Hampshire State Senate. Stop men and women who have Domestic Violence Convictions from abusing and targeting vulnerable men and women on dating websites.

I am starting this petition because I want to make a change in communities around me. If there are suicide rates 150% above the nation's average, that is beyond alarming. I have faced the effects of suicide first hand and it is not an experience I would wish upon everyone. This bill would be so beneficial to the Native American communities who are in desperate need of a helping hand to give them a sense of purpose and support in their lives.

We, concerned community members of Victor Ultra Omni, write in full support of Victor UltraOmni, a 21-year-old educator, organizer, thinker, and friend. As of March, Victor received multiple fully-funded graduate admissions from top Universities to pursue their Ph.D. This time, however, has been anything but celebratory. Pitzer College’s students, Campus Safety Officers, and especially their Dean of Students’ have subjected Victor to homo/transphobic and anti-Black violence. Victor came to study at the Claremont Colleges seeking refuge from such abuse, after first experiencing a litany of hate crimes at Hamilton College, where they began their undergraduate career. During their tenure at Pitzer, Victor has overcome recurring and nearly lethal institutional violence. Most recently, on March 8th, 2019, Victor received anonymous hate mail riddled with anti-black, xenophobic, homophobic and transphobic slurs from an account named “Trans Slayer.” Just the evening before, a Claremont Colleges Inc. unmarked Campus Safety officer, who was impersonating a police officer, followed and harassed Victor. The Dean of Students’ Office in collaboration with Corinne Vorenkamp, Pitzer College’s anti-Black part-time Title IX Coordinator, refused to investigate student retaliation against Victor. Mrs. Vorenkamp also further violated Victor’s Title IX rights by refusing to begin an investigation into Dean Sandra Vasquez’s institutional history of bias, particularly around anti-Blackness and anti-trans sentiment. Despite nearly a month of harassment, Victor is now under investigation by Pitzer College. The Pitzer Latinx Student Union fears retaliation for publicly supporting Victor, and has still not published a statement condemning the violent death threats and campus climate. Dean Sandra Vasquez’s retaliation has resulted in Victor being homeless, vulnerable to food insecurity, fired from both work-study jobs--effectively leaving them without income--and open to slander from students working in admissions, residence life, and Student Senate. We charge, The Claremont Colleges, Inc., especially Pitzer College, lead by the abuse of the current Dean of Students Sandra Vasquez, with failing to protect Victor and other Black and Brown trans students. In this political moment, we must be visible in standing unapologetically in solidarity with Black trans homeless youth-- often the most vulnerable members of the queer community. We write this with three concrete actions in mind. First: We demand a formal statement from Pitzer College condemning the anti-Black and trans-antagonistic acts their students have committed against Victor. By choosing to remain silent, Pitzer College officials and the larger community have made themselves complicit in the various forms of intimidation that Victor has faced. We ask that the Black Student Union and Office of Black Student Affairs receive a trans inclusivity training from the hosts of podcast Marsha’s Plate alongside the Transgender Law Center. We ask that the Diversity Committee, The Civil Rights’ Fund, and Student Senate’s Reserve Fund allocate parts of their budget for this training. Second: We call for the resignation of Pitzer’s Dean of Students, Sandra Vasquez. Not only has Dean Vasquez abdicated her responsibilities by ignoring Victor in their obvious time of need, she has violated Title IX and the California Safe Schools Act. Her career speaks to a lack of compassion, criminalization, dishonesty, and a lack of commitment to student life. Fueled by abuses of power and anti-Blackness, Dean Vasquez has sought to protect students actively retaliating against Victor Ultra Omni. Third: We ask that Laverne Cox cancel her commencement speech. Ms. Cox was selected as speaker largely due to Victor's work as Senate Diversity Chair. Pitzer has shown total apathy to the real needs of their Black trans students. We ask Dr. Laverne Cox, a pioneering community member, to stand in solidarity with Victor in holding Dean Vasquez accountable. We ask for Pitzer to implement Student Senate Bill R-55-03 to begin redress for trans students. We refuse to be silent when Black trans lives are threatened. We support the rights of all students to learn free from fear. We honor and support Victor in the face of anti-Blackness, anti-Latinx sentiments, and anti-TQLGB+ violence. We refuse to accept a world where some lives are deemed more worthy than others. Black trans lives matter and we demand Pitzer College hold its community accountable for this harassment and gross historical pattern of a failure to keep their Black students safe. Receipts of campus climate: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aT9xbanKtYR9h9TIU9p8HtspV80fc4Hp?usp=sharing thecenterforblacktransthought.org venmo: @bucks4yaboi

Because something must be done in the aftermath of the massacres in New Zealand, at the Tree of Life Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, at the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek, Wisconsin and the firebombing of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. These headline-making attacks are just a few of the many on houses of worship in recent years. Muslim Advocates and our partners need the FBI to take this threat seriously and devote sufficient attention and resources to understanding, preventing and investigating the white nationalist threat.

It's about the way CPS has disrupted my grandbabies lives. They placed my 14-month-old granddaughter with a total stranger and took her from my sister, who was very well capable of caring and loving my grandbaby. There is a lot of wrong within the system.