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Sort of, this is the only one that is single sex. Many female DV victims don't want to be housed with males, regardless of how they identify. Many 'progressive' shelters are mixed sex, sorting people by gender identity instead of sex, which leads to mixed sex rooms and very uncomfortable women.

Of course transwomen who are DV victims need a shelter, but they do not need to be housed with biological women because (1) their needs as groups are often different and (2) many women are uncomfortable being housed with stranger males, which is a pretty deep-rooted fear for us.