Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Virginia Department of Health
 
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State Board of Health
 
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5/23/25  12:31 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Protect Women
 

As a new father of a young daughter, who will likely play sports one day, I support this draft rule. I don't think it is discrimination to trust science - science which tells us (shows us) that there are only two genders. I sympathize very much with those who think they were born in the wrong body and think that by changing genders all their problems will disappear. However, this belief doesn't change the facts of life, the main one being that we are born male or female. If someone suffering from this condition really wants to be accepted by others, they can do this in a myriad of other ways than changing (or, really, trying to change, since it never in fact fully changes their DNA) their biological makeup. Regardless of whether you believe in God or not (or a God who created all of us), we as a society should do a lot better in trying to help people feel accepted and perfectly content in their own bodies than trying to label those who don't accept someone's desire to change genders as bigoted. We are not bigoted. We simply want the facts of life to be respected rather than changed at anyone's whim. Girls deserve to play with biological girls only. Too many injuries can result otherwise, not to mention unfairness. I'm already concerned with the way this state is headed. Don't allow non-biological females in female sports or you'll risk me and I'm sure countless other parents moving to states who respect reality. 

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