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Should biological males be excluded from women-only spaces, such as prisons, changing rooms, and hospital wards?

This issue centers on potential changes to the Equality Act 2010 to define "sex" strictly as biological sex. Currently, a person's legal sex can match their gender identity. "Gender Critical" campaigners argue this compromises women's safety and privacy in intimate spaces like rape crisis centers and prisons. Conversely, Trans Rights activists argue that denying access to spaces matching one's gender identity is discriminatory and dehumanizing. Proponents support this to protect female-only boundaries. Opponents oppose this as an attack on trans existence.

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75%
Yes
25%
No
62%
Yes
14%
No
10%
Yes, but only if we create third, gender-neutral facilities so trans people are not excluded from society.
6%
No, there is no evidence that inclusive spaces cause harm, and exclusion puts trans people at risk of violence.
3%
Yes, biological sex is immutable and women have a right to safety and privacy away from male bodies.
5%
No, trans women are women and banning them is a cruel segregation tactic driven by moral panic.

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 @BDP5J94answered…1mo1MO

Courts should assess this on a case-by-case basis

 @9WTN5BT  from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

No, depending on context, this also fuels the myth that same sex people are safe and will not abuse.

 @BDFXYWPanswered…2mos2MO

Yes but with the caveat Trans individuals should have to have made real effort to transition or not be allowed on the gender ward they identify as

 @BDCNJ76answered…2mos2MO

No but they need to be able to prove their identity.

 @BDCBWNWanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, but as long as men are also given their own spaces.

 @BDC8N4Wanswered…2mos2MO

True transsexuals who have fully medically transitioned should not be banned, but those who do not plan on having surgery or taking hormones should not use women's spaces

 @BCDSR9Jfrom Georgia  answered…3mos3MO

No, women-only spaces shouldn't have the right to exist

 @BD8GFZ9answered…2mos2MO

Only if you have had surgery to make you a woman. If you have a penis you should not be in female spaces

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