Transgender girls will be forced to leave Girlguiding by the start of the autumn after the organisation was accused of prioritising their needs over safeguarding.
A long overdue climbdown.
Bosses said today all trans girls – those born male but identifying as female – must stop attending Guides, Brownies and Rainbows groups from September 6.
Why not 'immediately'? They weren't admitted in a staged fashion, after all...but let no one say they are finally doing the right thing, they have had to be dragged kicking and screaming to this point:
The move follows an announcement in December which stated Girlguiding was no longer accepting trans girls and membership would in future be limited to 'girls and young women'.It came in response to the Supreme Court ruling in April last year that 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 referred to a biological woman – meaning single-sex spaces should be preserved.
And they were pressured by a mother who objected to her daughter attending with mentally ill males, and threatend to sue.
In a statement, Girlguiding said it had consulted lawyers, members, its council and board of trustees before making its final decision.
Who no doubt told it; 'You'll lose'.
And take your vegan cats with you...
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