www.change.org/p/katie-ghose-keep-men-out-of-women-s-refuges
“Women need you to stand up and declare that your refuges are only for the safety and recovery of women who are victims of domestic violence.
“There is no shame in saying that you prioritise only women. It is essential that women are able to escape the men who have hurt them. It is vital that once they have taken that brave and phenomenally difficult step that they are housed in a women-only facility and cared for by women in an environment free of men.
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“It is not a cruelty to prioritise the needs of women. Women are the ones who are dying as you well know. You are involved in the Femicide census. You know that 598 women died at the hands of male current or former partners or family members between 2009-2015. You also know that no trans woman died in that time in the same way. Women are the ones at risk of homicide. This movement built refuge for women. Refuge has meaning. Woman has meaning. Stand up for women”