"As a woman, I fully understand the threats to dignity and safety that the Bill poses, because it will change the social contract. In this country, we recognise that in toilets, changing rooms and public spaces, there are areas where only women are allowed. In a restaurant recently, I had an experience where a man dressed as a woman walked into the toilets where I was on my own. He stood behind me and stared at me in the mirror, looking me in the eye. I have no idea whether he intended me any harm, but my evolved instinct as a woman was to be frightened, because unlike in almost any other species, women are far less powerful than men and we cannot defend ourselves. [Interruption.] No, it is a fact. The difference in strength between men and women is phenomenal, which is why we have separate sex categories for sport. Women are evolved to be wary of men in intimate spaces, which is why we have single-sex spaces and why they must continue to exist for the safety and privacy of women. The Bill threatens that social contract."
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Miriam Cates
Miriam Joy Cates (née Atkins; born 23 August 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician and broadcaster who is a presenter for GB News and a contributor to multiple publications. From 2019 to 2024, Cates was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge. Before her parliamentary term, she worked as a teacher, parish councillor and the finance director of a technology consultancy.
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