Gender-identity ideology removes all grounds for challenging any male in women’s spaces. Signs on the campus of one British university spell it out: ‘If you’re in a public bathroom and you think a stranger’s gender doesn’t match the sign on the door, follow these steps: 1. Don’t worry about it, they know better than you.’ In other words, single-sex spaces are now in name only. To decide whether that matters you need to understand why they even exist. The reasons fall under three headings: risk reduction, comfort and an opportunity for women to be somewhere that their needs are centred.
