Dorothy Iselin

March 24, 2026 Dear Chairman Lynn and Members of the Judiciary Committee: My name is Dorothy Iselin. I am 74 years old, a retired teacher and lifelong artist here in New Hampshire. After more than fifty years of teaching children and creating art, I never imagined I would have to stand up at my age and testify about something as basic and obvious as the difference between men and women. Yet here I am. I strongly support SB 552. This common-sense bill simply says that biological sex matters and that women and girls should not be forced to share bathrooms, locker rooms, sports facilities, or prison spaces with biological males — and that men and boys should not be forced to share their private male-only spaces with biological females. As a woman who has lived a long life, I find it heartbreaking that we even need a law to protect what used to be taken for granted: safe, private, single-sex spaces for everyone. I taught generations of girls to feel safe and respected in their own bodies, and I raised a family that understood basic modesty and dignity. Now, at 74, I’m watching those simple protections being taken away, and it breaks my heart. SB 552 restores the clarity and fairness we all once had. It protects women and girls from indignity and risk, and it also protects men and boys in their spaces. It is not hateful — it is kind. It is not exclusionary — it is respectful. It simply lets every New Hampshire resident — male and female — have the privacy and safety we all deserve. I respectfully ask the committee to pass SB 552. Our daughters, granddaughters, sons, and grandsons are counting on you to do what is right and reasonable. Thank you for your time and for listening to an old teacher who never thought she would have to say these words out loud. Sincerely, Dorothy Iselin