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Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April (www.theguardian.com)

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The Women’s Institute will no longer accept transgender women as members from April following the UK supreme court ruling on the legal definition of a woman, the Guardian can reveal.

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[–] wooffersyt@lemmings.world 0 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

They face no real repercussion for stopping the long held tradition

Then why are people upset?

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Because its bigotry.

[–] wooffersyt@lemmings.world 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I thought there was no real repercussion.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 hours ago

You think that people being upset is a real consequence compared to legal action?

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 hours ago

Because they have been inclusive to trans women for half a century, and an outside force is making them stop.