By taking a stand and declaring their facilities to be for women born women, Vancouver Rape Relief lost over 30K in funding from the City of Vancouver - money that was being spent on support services for women who have experienced male violence, including wife battering, incest, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and prostitution.

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