In the Standard:
www.standard.co.uk/comment/i-stand-jk-rowling-women-space-single-sex-spaces-transgender-b989709.html
^As a feminist and activist I can’t tell you how scary it is to know that you will be attacked for sticking up for women. For saying that providing single-sex, trauma-informed safe spaces is crucial to recovery from abuse and violence suffered by women and their children.
I am in no way taking anything away from the fact that trans people also need support and I will help fight for that. But I will be not be silenced or forced to water down my beliefs. As an African black woman, I have fought for years to be able to talk about my abuse and advocate for other black women who are overlooked every day. That’s not going to change. Nevertheless, I am worried about the moves to disregard the sex-specific nature of domestic and other forms of abuse like FGM.^
Ends:
The lives and rights of women and girls matter and I am thankful to Women’s Aid and all those in the domestic abuse sector who are working towards a world free of male violence. I stand with you. You are on the right side of history on this one.