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2026-02-09 05:29 UTC
I would argue that in private spaces, absolutely. The owner of a private space has the exclusive right to admit anyone they choose and bar anyone they choose, based on any criteria they wish. [To preempt the obvious objection, I'm talking about e.g. a private residence, not a business.]
I'd argue this is doubly true for support group style groups. If there's a support group for a topic that is exclusively experienced by one sex, I don't think it's at all unreasonable to make that group exclusively for that sex. (Examples might be testicular or ovarian cancer sufferers.)
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@bus_factor@lemmy.world 2026-02-09 05:51
If the group is for ovarian cancer sufferers and they require a diagnosis to participate, discriminating on sex is just needless complexity. Why open up ambiguity (e.g. for intersex cancer sufferers) when it's already determined by the diagnosis?