As the father of a teenage daughter who competes in martial arts, I am deeply alarmed by what’s happening to women’s sports. We spent decades fighting for equal opportunities for female athletes, and now those hard-won gains are being erased by allowing biological males to compete in female divisions. In a contact sport like martial arts, this isn’t just unfair—it’s dangerous. No teenage girl should ever have to face the risk of serious injury because society refuses to acknowledge biological reality.

Today, we’ve reached a point where many can’t—or won’t—even define what a woman is. But you can’t protect what you won’t define. You can’t become what you can’t name. Erasing the definition of womanhood erases the very basis for women’s sports, privacy rights, and equal opportunity.

My daughter deserves better. She deserves fairness. She deserves safety. And she deserves the dignity of competing in a sport that recognizes her as female—not as a category open to anyone who identifies that way.

These proposed regulations are not extreme; they are necessary. They protect not only physical safety but also the integrity of what it means to be a woman. I urge you to stand firm and defend the rights, privacy, and opportunities of teenage girls across Virginia. Protect our daughters. Respect the truth

For Our Daughters,

Dillon E.