By Stephanie Bastiaan

I doubt any sane person has heard or read the phrase ‘her penis’ without rolling their eyes. For female victims of sexual crimes, the phrase can inflict enormous trauma. For a young person learning biology, it is a confusing concept that requires an explanation of ‘gender theory’, which has no scientific basis. But while the term may seem comical, it is no laughing matter for women and girls whose dignity, privacy and safety are being compromised by the unwanted presence of males in female-only spaces.