Thread by @WepWomen

1] Essential blog Post from @ShonaghDillon of @AuroraNewDawn

An analysis of evidence submitted to the #GRA consultation by #VAWG services

A must read for @ManduReid @TabithaMortonWE & all women who have survived #MVAWG

A shame to see @WEP_UK missing

shonaghdillon.co.uk/single-sex-ser…

2]
'Out of 837 submissions there are only six (that I can find and I did trawl through all of them but could well have missed one), from organisations that work within the male violence against women movement'

Here is the Caucus submission
wepsbr.com/caucussubmissi…

3] Women's Aid UK ❤️STOOD UP FOR WOMEN ❤️

Women-only spaces provide a physically and emotionally safe environment that is vital to survivors’ recovery and empowerment after experiencing domestic and sexual violence and other forms of violence against women and Girls

@womensaid

4] NIA ❤️STOOD UP FOR WOMEN ❤️

'a trauma informed approach...means excluding men from their recovery space, it does not matter whether or not these males identify as trans, nor does it matter whether they themselves are or have been abusive'

@nia_endingVAWG @FemicideCensus

5] The Pankhurst Trust ❤️STOOD UP FOR WOMEN❤️

'Our experience.. provides substantial evidence of the extreme methods some perpetrators are willing to use to access women’s spaces.. to continue to perpetrate their abusive behaviour, posing a very real risk'
@PankhurstCentre

6] @scotwomensaid 💔 DID NOT STAND UP FOR WOMEN

'There are no Rape Crisis services in Scotland which require sight of someone’s birth certificate prior to accessing their services'

Little surprise as stat funding is not available to Scot orgs that use single-sex exceptions

7] Worth noting that many leading experts working under the umbrella of Scot Rape Crisis disagree, but the chilling effect of #nodebate & inclusive funding clauses means orgs are prevented from protecting women

Women silenced by abusers & their advocates
💔 #VAWG #MeToo

8] Suffolk rape Crisis 💔DO NOT STAND UP FOR WOMEN

'Loudly and proudly trans inclusive'
yet also boasting
'@suffolk_rc is a feminist org one of the few remaining completely women only centres in England & Wales'

Would you like a side of gaslighting with your trauma?

9] Survivors Network not only fails to stand for women, but slams the door in our face 💔

'Policing gender expression and defining someone’s womanhood by her conformity to state-sponsored specifications is an archaic practice'

@SurvivorsnetBtn

10] and it gets worse 💔

Brighton's only @RapeCrisisEandW service actively thinks that single sex exceptions in law should be removed

Only men rape & @SurvivorsnetBtn think women should not have male free spaces

Women have objected, all concerns have been ignored

11] To read @ShonaghDillon's thesis in full ❤️

This is vital, and uplifting research in how the sector can navigate this & protect women

@ManduReid @TabithaMortonWE we welcome a meeting on this issue

shonaghdillon.co.uk/research/decla…

12] To read more on why single sex spaces matter for survivors, and why making us debate them is yet more abuse please follow our blog

Subscribe for blog updates & upcoming meetings

#sexmatters

wepsbr.com/post/letter-si…

13] And if for some staggering reason, you don't think #sexmatters & having @RapeCrisisEandW services lobby to remove single sex exceptions from law, then we urge you to read this too

wepsbr.com/post/breaking-…

The fierce advocate for women @K_IngalaSmith whose work @FemicideCensus is read out in Parliament by @jessphillips introducing a recent @Womans_Place_UK event