The why the fuck do they call it women's institute?
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Oh looks like someone's ragebaiting.
Too bad for you that I'm pro-trans, very bored and decided to shame you for not having inpendendent thoughts.
Hey, I agree. Now watch us both get deleted/banned now.
Then its no longer the Women's Institute then. Might as well change the name to bigotry Institute.
The JK Rowling Memorial TERF Institue
I wouldn’t blame the institute they’re doing it against their wishes for legal reasons. I believe they’re going to still support trans women the best they can within the rules of the law.
They are choosing to disenfranchise people instead of fight for them. If they are willing to throw people away to maintain their own positions, then they never actually cared about you in the first place. They are choosing to sacrifice people for their own comfort.
Fuck Melissa Green, the bigot.
You can absolute blame them for doing it without a fight. We’ll see if these ‘legal routes’ they’re exploring go anywhere, or if it’s just ‘sowwy, the gobermint said we had to uwu’
What legal reasons? They're not legally bound to only accept cis women, its just one of their own rules. They don't have to go through the courts, they can change their bylaws to include trans women. Or whatever verbiage they need.
Unless I'm missing something, they have no legal obligation to keep the same bylaws as an organization. Then there's no basis for a terf to sue.
ETA: whoop, missed this part of the article apparently;
Green said the organisation wanted trans women to remain “part of the WI family” and that from April it would launch new “sisterhood groups”, open to all, which would be “a place where we will recognise transgender women as women and explore what it is to be a woman in the 21st century."
So if that's possible, then it seems absurd that the main organization could be at risk of legal action
They’re a federation of charities. Charities can’t just change their by-laws when they want to.
Well not overnight obviously, I'm sure it has to go through a board of directors and have a vote for it. My comment may have come off a bit more flippant then intended tbh. But I'm not aware of any legal reason they can't go that route though, but I'm not in the UK so ¯\(ツ)/¯
I did find this, which I think is relevant. https://the-icm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CC363.pdf
Ah yes collaboration with nazis ends well for everyone…
What laws? This blatantly turning their backs on trans women.
Have you read the article? It literally says it’s due to the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.
The head of the institute expresses deep regret and is exploring legal routes to correct this..
And they have to follow that law, or using it as an excuse to deny trans?
Nah they can just ignore the law.
Seriously though, I'd guess their funding comes from the government in some way, and if they do not adhere to the laws governing that, their funding could be completely pulled.
Edit: To be more clear, it's likely the definition of woman in the eyes of the govt would determine what aid groups do with funds provided by the government if they say they serve that population, so it could be considered defrauding the govt if you're helping trans women with funds allocated only for "women" under the new definition.
I think it's fucked up the court ruled this way, but it's at least understandable why this institute would need to follow along unless they want to try to self-fund in some way, which might not work at all and then the good they are doing is completely lost. They also did say they're going to work on it from a legal perspective so unless that's just BS (could be) then it seems they are trying to do the right thing and advocate for trans rights.
The WI gets no government funding. That would be strange.
Why would it be strange?
Its extremely common for advocacy/care groups to get governmental funding
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.
“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.”
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What a bunch of spineless cowards.
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Truly furthering the plight of women everywhere. I say, well done!
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