Trans girls have until 6th September to leave the girlguides UK.
Let me rephrase that.
Girlidguides UK are about to lose a shit ton of members.
To the parents of heartbroken girls... join the scouts, support your local Scouting groups, inclusivity for the win.
If you are interested in free software etc maybe get in touch with @missionlibre it would be good to have local groups around the world.
To be fair on Girlidguides UK, they have to follow the law, so the blame / anger should be directed at the supreme court in the UK who made the decision.
@UkeleleEric @zleap @Silversnapples It seems to me that the Equality Act 2010 gives them two options: not to discriminate about membership, or with justification, claim an exception under the Act, which the Supreme Court ruling would seem to mean requires them to apply the âbiological sexâ criterion.
There are two things wrong here: firstly I would argue itâs wrong to put the Guides in the position of having to make that choice. Itâs clear to me that this demonstrates that itâs bad law, and I remain baffled that the immediate response by politicians wasnât that they had to change it ASAP.
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@UkeleleEric @zleap @Silversnapples The other thing is that itâs very disappointing that given that choice, the Guides are going the way they are: choosing to protect people with one characteristic at the cost of an even more embattled group. They could have chosen to cease applying the exception but with the stated intention of reapplying it as soon as the law was changed to allow them to make selections in a manner more appropriate to their type of organisation. (I mean, what âboysâ are actually going to be interested in joining the Guides anyway other than trans girls and non-binary kids, and what risk are they really to the other girls?)
In other words, put the ball firmly back in the politiciansâ court. Itâs their mess.
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Thanks, I think there are a lo of mixed messages from the ruling depending on what you read, but I stand corrected then.
One local WI group has just closed. They couldn't get anyone to do any of the committee positions with the newest transphobic regulations.
Is this an appropriate time to launch my alternative to the GirlGuides and Brownies?
It's a veiled (so not based around "gender") young feminine-self-presenting club with an all-in-black clothing code.
Activities include :- cooking, cleaning, stripping rifles, handling hazardous materials, talking all four legs off a donkey, dismantling the patriarchy and accountancy.
Name?
Um. How about ... "Shadowkids"?
Too formal.
"Vydovy Shahidka" it is then. đ
("Scottish Widows" is already taken. đ)
keagan Ash
Silversnapples
toddbuddy
JF 
Grant Me Strength
Paul Sutton (zleap)
UkeleleEric
Ben Avison
Amy Worrall
tcduff
Fragarach
Mensch, Marina
quangobaud