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Roedd darparu wardiau un rhyw mewn ysbytai yn uchel ar yr agenda wleidyddol yng Nghymru ac ar draws y DU am nifer o flynyddoedd. Adlewyrchwyd hyn yn y gyfraith a pholisi. Tra ein bod yn yr ysbyty, rydym yn sâl, yn aml ar ein mwyaf agored i niwed: mewn cyflwr o ddadwisgo, >

> efallai ag angen cefnogaeth ychwanegol gyda materion corfforol personol, yn teimlo'n ofnus ac yn ddryslyd ac yn methu ag amddiffyn ein hunain pe bai'r angen yn codi.

Mae'r Nodiadau Esboniadol sy'n cyd-fynd â Deddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn nodi’n benodol y gellir darparu >

> gwasanaethau un rhyw a ddarperir mewn ysbyty neu fan arall lle mae angen gofal arbennig, goruchwyliaeth neu sylw ar ddefnyddwyr. Yr enghraifft benodol a roddir yw wardiau ysbyty ar wahân I ddynion a menywod. Mae'r Cod Statudol ar gyfer Gwasanaethau, Swyddogaethau Cyhoeddus a >

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Providing single-sex wards in hospitals was high on the political agenda in Wales and across the UK for many years. This was reflected in law and policy. While we’re in hospital we’re unwell, often at our most vulnerable: in a state of undress, we may need additional support >

> with bodily functions, feel scared and confused and be unable to defend ourselves should the need arise.

The Explanatory Notes that accompany the Equality Act 2010 specifically state that single-sex services provided in a hospital or other place where users need special >

> care, supervision or attention can be lawfully provided. The specific example given is of separate male and female hospital wards. The Statutory Code for Services, Public Functions and Associations also mentions single-sex wards in hospitals, mental health facilities and >

Mae'r Rheoliadau adeiladu ar gyfer ysgolion yng Nghymru yn nodi’n glir bod yn rhaid i blant dros 8 oed gael cyfleusterau un rhyw ar wahân. Serch hynny, mae pryderon bod llawer o ysgolion newydd yn cael eu cynllunio o’r cychwyn cyntaf gyda thoiledau rhyw-cymysg neu mae toiledau >

> presennol yn cael eu hail-ddynodi’n ‘niwtral o ran rhywedd’ mewn ymgais gyfeiliornus i fod yn fwy cynhwysol. Mae'r datblygiad hwn yn aml yn cael ei yrru gan gost neu ddyluniad ac mae'n ymddangos nad oes unrhyw ymchwil neu dystiolaeth yn ategu honiadau bod cyfleusterau >

> trawiadol o'r fath yn lleihau bwlio.

Gwnaethom ymchwil anffurfiol i'r duedd hon ddwy flynedd yn ôl a chawsom ein synnu gan yr hyn glywon ni. Mae nifer o fechgyn yn anhapus gyda thoiledau rhyw-cymysg, ond mae'r effaith ar ferched yn llawer mwy. Clywsom am ddysgwyr yn cyfyngu >

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The Regulations for school buildings in Wales specify clearly that children over the age of 8 must have separate single-sex facilities. Nevertheless, there are concerns that many new build schools are planned from the outset with mixed-sex toilets or existing toilets are >

> redesignated as ‘gender-neutral’ in a misguided attempt to be more inclusive. This development is often cost or design-driven & claims that such swish facilities reduce bullying don’t seem to be backed up by any research or evidence.

We conducted informal research into this >

> trend two years ago and were shocked by what we heard. Many boys are unhappy with mixed-sex toilets, but the impact on girls is far greater. We heard of learners restricting fluids, holding on all day or avoiding school altogether because of anxiety over period-shaming and >

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The Equality Act 2010 specifically recognises the need for single-sex prisons – they are lawful on the basis of #SexNotGender. Female prisoners are among the most vulnerable groups in society: over 60% have experienced domestic or sexual violence; around 65% have traumatic >

> brain injury as a result of this abuse, and over 50% have mental health problems.

Yet there is a current Judicial Review in the High Court challenging the Ministry of Justice’s policy of housing males who identify as women in women’s prisons. Despite the legal framework >

> that allows for male-born prisoners to be excluded from women’s prisons, regardless of their transgender status they are not doing so. The prisoners concerned don’t need to have undergone surgery, medical treatment or have a Gender Recognition Certificate. The case has been >

Cydnabuwyd ers amser maith yr angen am wasanaethau un rhyw i gefnogi menywod sydd wedi profi cam-drin domestig a thrais rhywiol, neu i ddarparu lloches iddynt. Mae eithriadau penodol yn Neddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 sy'n golygu ei fod yn gyfreithlon darparu gwasanaethau o'r fath i >

> ferched yn unig, ar sail #RhywNidRhywedd, ac i staff benywaidd gael eu cyflogi ynddynt. Noda arbenigydd yn y maes bod "Gwasanaethau arbenigol i ferched a phlant sy'n cael eu heffeithio gan drais dynion yn cael eu peryglu gan gamddehongliad o’r Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb. Mae >

> cyllidwyr yn mynnu traws-gynhwysiant ac yn gorfodi llochesau a gwasanaethau i dderbyn dynion sy'n uniaethu fel menywod, waeth beth yw anghenion y menywod eu hunain. Mae hyn yn digwydd yng Nghymru nawr, ac mae gwasanaethau menywod yn unig yn rhy ofnus i godi llais, gan ofni >

The single-sex exemptions in the Equality Act 2010 mean that it is lawful to have sports teams and categories that are for women & girls only. However, there is increasing pressure on female sports to allow males to compete in female categories at all levels if they identify as >

> women or girls. This is despite scientific evidence that even from childhood there are physiological differences which make it not only unfair, but unsafe, for boys and girls or men and women to compete in some sports together. If someone has experienced male puberty the >

> physical differences are even greater, even if testosterone is later suppressed. Many prominent sportswomen (and some men) have spoken out on this issue, including @Martina Navratilova, @Tanni_GT and @Sharron62 Davies. Many girls and women are turned off participating because >