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, AWW Inc. and supported by LGB Alliance.
Everyman Cinema has unisex toilets. On the face of it they’re good, floor to ceiling cubicles with sinks and sanitary bins in each. However they’re at the end of a long dark corridor, away from the main area, and play loud music in there (I guess for privacy). All I could think of was the tag line “In space no one can hear you scream”.
There are two cubicles in the ladies toilets on our floor at work. There was a queue one day. A man walked out of one of the cubicles and smirked at us all. Everyone was furious but we’re too scared say anything. Of course he didn’t flush or wash his hands.
My university converted the bathrooms to unisex to make them “accessible to people of all genders.” I heard some guys having a “fun” chat about jerking off in there. I don’t feel comfortable using them anymore.
