Two U.K. Women’s Groups Ban Transgender Girls and Women
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In December 2025, Girlguiding and the Women's Institute, two major U.K. organizations for women and girls, announced they will no longer accept transgender members. The decision follows an April Supreme Court ruling interpreting the Equality Act 2010 to define "woman" and "sex" as biological. Both organizations stated they were compelled to make the change due to potential legal challenges, despite their stated belief that transgender women are women. The legal action stemmed from concerns that the Equality Act was allowing individuals assigned male at birth access to women-only spaces. The groups had received legal advice warning that accepting members assigned male at birth could violate the Equality Act.
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AI-ExtractedThe decision on membership was made “with the utmost regret and sadness”.
The Supreme Court interpreted the Equality Act to mean 'woman' refers to biological women.
Girlguiding and the Women’s Institute will no longer accept transgender members.
The decision was made because of legal threats in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.
Activists wanted to exclude trans women from women’s spaces due to Equality Act concerns.
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