@InTheseHeels @HarriettMB

If I had known that the W.I. was involved, my guesses would have been even more mindboggled.

A team of a hundred or so women, herding all of the beetles from one farmer's field of crops to another — wellies on, a small glass jar and a net in one hand, slice of cake in the other.

#WomensInstitute #BeetleDrive #cake

Women's Institute Adjusts Membership After Court Ruling, Leading to Group Closures

The Women's Institute (WI) has changed who can join after a court ruling. This means some local groups have closed. Learn why.

#WI, #WomensInstitute, #TransRights, #UKNews, #CommunityGroups

https://newsletter.tf/wi-membership-court-ruling-closures/

The Women's Institute (WI) has updated its rules about who can become a member. This is because of a court decision. Because of this, some local WI groups have closed down. The WI says they still believe transgender women are women.

#WI, #WomensInstitute, #TransRights, #UKNews, #CommunityGroups

https://newsletter.tf/wi-membership-court-ruling-closures/

Women's Institute Changes Rules After Court Order, Some Groups Close

The Women's Institute (WI) has changed who can join after a court ruling. This means some local groups have closed. Learn why.

‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech

Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’

The Guardian

These institutions are acting out of fear — fear of litigation, fear of lobby groups, fear of being dragged into a financially ruinous court case they cannot possibly afford to win.
Who funds many of these legal threats? Well let’s just say a fund has been set up by an author to expelliarmus trans people, and to support cases against trans inclusion
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-real-reason-the-girl-guides-and-wi-turned-away-trans-women-1e2ff69c427a?sk=2f318cc1fe77ee0bac38752c9b06c187

#LGBTQ #UKPolitics #GirlGuides #WomensInstitute

@katemorley What do you think of the womens institute being forced to disallow trans members from joining? Do you think they had to do this?

“Incredibly sadly, we will have to restrict our membership on the basis of biological sex from April next year,” Green said. “But the message we really want to get across is that it remains our firm belief that transgender women are women, and that doesn’t change.”

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/century-old-womens-group-forced-to-ban-trans-women-after-a-decade-of-inclusion/

#Trans #Queer #UnitedKingdom #SupremeCourt #Transmisia #WomensInstitute

Century-old women's group forced to ban trans women after a decade of inclusion - LGBTQ Nation

The Women's Institute CEO said they made the announcement with “utmost regret and sadness."

LGBTQ Nation
Q: Do YOU agree with the stance taken by the #GirlGuides and #WomensInstitute RE: Banning T*R*A*N*S*G*E*N*D*E*R females??? 

Women's Institute to ban transgender women after U.K. Supreme Court ruling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/world/womens-institute-united-kingdom-transgender

The U.K. supreme court's bullshit anti-trans ruling earlier this year already shows far reaching consequences. The Women's Institute and Girl Guides will stop accepting trans women and girls, and will even force out members who have been in the organization for decades

“It’s cruel and a failure of this government to protect human rights, including freedom of association.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april

#ukpol #uklaw #transrights #womensinstitute

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April

Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

The Guardian

The UK's Women's Insitute is 110 years old, it's been trans inclusive for 50 years.
Now they're gonna kick out trans women, and bring in bigotry.

JK Rowling's millions are having their desired affect of kicking trans people out of public life.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/03/womens-institute-no-longer-accept-trans-women-members-april
#trans #transphobia #ukpol #uk #WomensInstitute #JKRowling

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April

Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

The Guardian