Women's Institute and Girl Guiding reverse trans-inclusive policies citing legal threats
By
Jamie Wareham
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Two major UK women's organisations—the Women's Institute and Girl Guiding—have reversed their long-standing trans-inclusive policies within days of each other, citing "references to legal challenge" and the Supreme Court's decision on the definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010. Both organisations expressed "utmost regret and sadness" about the policy reversals, suggesting they felt pressured or legally threatened into excluding trans+ people.
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The Women's Institute and Girl Guiding both announced they would reverse their trans-inclusive approaches
citing communications with 'references to legal challenge' as one of the reasons
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