Mslexia is a women's magazine which (in my opinion) has huge importance in the publishing industry. They only publish female writers and have launched or boosted the careers of many a struggling writer. They offer regular opportunities to get your work in print and hold lots of competitions to help writers get noticed.
They are very firm that they don't publish anything by men. They've written about that here Basically, there is concrete evidence that 'there is still an imbalance in the way women writers are published, reviewed and perceived.'
Publishing is very hard to break into and so I've always loved that Mslexia has held firm that they're female only. A lot of women find therapeutic value in writing and writing is a very good career for women who are maybe sahm's or who want to work from home having been out of the workplace for a while.
Except now in the t&c's of an upcoming competition they've announced that anyone can enter if they identify as a woman.
I am so angry and disappointed.