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.
This site is run from Australia, New Zealand members of the LGB Defence, and supported by LGB Alliance.
A pole dancing class made for exotic and more sexual dance styles, we had separate classes for women and men, but an autistic man who decided he was a woman was placed into our class. He was always paired with the other girls and was always handsy, creepy and just uncomfortable to be around but we were told to 'be nice and more understanding'. I refused to let my boundaries be so clearly disrespected and left the studio. I have not pole danced since.
Using any online dating service is impossible. Banned for specifying adult human females only. I don’t try to meet people anymore. Fetishists can date each other. I will have no part in it.
I was sexually assaulted, and used a ladies washroom to hide from my assailant. Since then, many women's toilets have been converted to gender-neutral toilets (by taking out toilets & adding urinals). Now I can't safely go pee, take care of my baby's diaper, or deal with my period without triggering a huge fear response. Also my federal government has decided women's toilets are open to men who feel like women. So nowhere is safe for me. I've been placed on a urinary leash, to validate a fetish.
