We’re at a moment where once-basic boundaries are being blurred. One of the clearest examples is what’s happening in school bathrooms and locker rooms—spaces that were designed for privacy and comfort. Now, teenage girls are being told to share these intimate spaces with biological males who identify as female.

What About the Girls

Middle and high school are already difficult for girls. Their bodies are changing. Many are getting their periods for the first time. Society still treats menstruation as something to hide or be embarrassed about. And now girls are expected to navigate all of this with biological males in the same space.

Girls are being told to stay quiet, to be inclusive, to make room. But nobody is asking them how they actually feel. That’s a huge problem.

Periods Are Already Stressful Enough

This isn’t a debate about abstract identity. It’s about physical reality. Periods are messy. Pads leak. Cramps are painful. Girls rush to the bathroom to clean up, check for stains, and swap products. That’s hard enough with just other girls around. Adding a biological male into that environment makes it worse.

What used to be a space to regroup and feel safe has become a place of anxiety. Girls are being told to accept this discomfort in the name of inclusion. But why should they be the ones to carry that burden?

When Did We Stop Protecting Girls

Girls have always had separate bathrooms and locker rooms because biology matters. These spaces weren’t created out of hatred. They were created to give girls privacy and security. That system worked. It gave girls a place to breathe.

Now we’re asking them to ignore their discomfort so that others can feel seen. But what about the girls who no longer feel safe? What about the girls who now avoid using the bathroom altogether? Their experience matters too.

Not Every Concern Is Hate

There’s a difference between being hateful and being honest. Wanting separate spaces based on biology is not bigotry. It’s realism. It’s protecting kids who are going through one of the most vulnerable stages of life.

You can believe that everyone deserves respect and still think that girls need their own spaces. These two ideas are not in conflict. They are both part of building a fair society.

Why Are Girls the Only Ones Compromising

In the name of inclusion, girls are being asked to give something up. Their privacy. Their comfort. Their peace of mind. They are told to stay silent or risk being called names.

But girls should not have to shrink themselves so others can feel comfortable. Their boundaries matter. Their instincts matter. And it is okay for them to say this situation does not feel right.

It’s Okay to Say No

Biological males belong in male spaces. Biological females belong in female spaces. That isn’t radical. That’s basic, commonsense protection. If saying that out loud now feels taboo, maybe the culture, not the kids, is what needs correcting.

We should not be treating girls like collateral damage in a bigger social debate. They deserve clear, safe spaces where they don’t have to justify their presence or explain their discomfort.

Listen to Girls. Respect Girls. Protect Girls.

Girls are speaking up. They’re saying they feel uncomfortable. They’re saying they don’t feel safe. And too often, adults are dismissing those concerns. Or worse, punishing them for speaking.

This is not about politics. It’s not about hate. It’s about safety, privacy, and respect. Girls should not be shamed for asking to be left alone in the bathroom. They should not be told to just deal with it.

We say we care about young women. If that’s true, then we need to start acting like it.

Listen to them. Respect their boundaries. Protect their space.

Before it’s taken away for good.