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The preliminary findings from the data in my doctoral research thus far is that sector workers do have issue with blanket 'trans inclusion' in female spaces for victims of male violence. https://twitter.com/MForstater/status/1295997044373454848
I interviewed 31 participants in total and 27 out of those 31 (87%) felt it important to provide and retain female only space for victims of male violence. 14 of those women had either worked in or still work within the violence against women sector,
either on the frontline supporting female victims of male violence or as contributors to the wider movement, 6 of those participants were from the pro self-ID cohort.
93% of participants felt that transgender victims should be afforded their own safe spaces and or specialist services to support their needs when they have experienced domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Like i say all preliminary findings thus far and i have a way to go on this research (at least another 6 mths) but it's important to acknowledge that funding is a useful weapon to enforce silence from a usually very vocal movement. I'm exploring the data on this currently.
