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WI expresses 'deep regret' as it excludes trans women
The Independent
|December 04, 2025
Transgender women will be banned from joining the Women's Institute from April next year, with the organisation saying it “had no other choice” following the Supreme Court ruling.
The decision, which overturns a 40-year-old policy, has been taken “with the utmost regret and sadness”, it said, adding that it retains the “firm belief that transgender women are women”.
The U-turn comes in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that said trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act, the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) said. It comes just a day after Girlguiding announced that it would also ban trans girls from joining.
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