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No Conflict, They SAid

In Australia and around the world, legislation is being introduced that replaces sex with gender identity. Advocates insist that there is no conflict of interest. But governments are not collecting data on the impacts of this legislative change. We're worried about the impacts on women of men using women-only spaces, including but not limited to: changing rooms, fitting rooms, bathrooms, shelters, rape and domestic violence refuges, gyms, spas, sports, schools, accommodations, hospital wards, shortlists, prizes, quotas, political groups, prisons, clubs, events, festivals, dating apps, and language. If we can't collect data, we can at least collect stories. Please tell us how your use of women-only spaces has been impacted. All stories will be published anonymously. If you know of other women who have been impacted, please encourage them to tell their stories too.

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This site is run from Australia, New Zealand members of the LGB Defence, AWW Inc. and supported by LGB Alliance.

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women's housing

  • Writer: anonymous woman
    anonymous woman
  • Mar 17, 2021
  • 1 min read

I'm currently at risk of becoming homeless due to family violence (male husband & financial abuse). I have a 4.5 year old child and the prospect of moving into women's housing is very distressing, especially considering that up until a few months ago we had a materially secure lifestyle living in an affluent suburb of Melbourne.


Sacred Heart Mission is the organisation that provides housing for women in my circumstances. I noticed on their website that they are a "women-only facility", however their website states explicitly that their services are for "trans and cis" individuals, i.e., they welcome men.


This made my stomach drop to think that I may be needing shelter my daughter in a space that men can also access. I am also fearful of sharing personal space with men due to a history of multiple rapes, sexual assault and sexual harassment by males (men). My daughter is also fearful of men due to witnessing her mother be verbally abused by a male partner.


Men using women's spaces does impact women. I am one example of this.


women-only mental health charity

  • Writer: anonymous woman
    anonymous woman
  • Mar 16, 2021
  • 1 min read

I recently contacted a counselling charity that claims to be for women only, but the application form included a question on a potential client being transgender (A "trans woman") and defined femaleness as being a "gender identity". I was very distressed and in tears. I realised that the service is not something I can claim and participate in because it is not for women. I feel that the women providing the service are prioritising men over women, and the fact that they do not disclose that they are male-inclusive on their website is highly deceptive, unprofessional and improper. I had counselling with them a few years ago with no policy of male-inclusion so this is a recent development.


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