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Girlguiding Chooses Girls Over Ideology
Girlguiding, a UK-based organization with approximately 300,000 members and whose mission, “[t]hrough fun, friendship, challenge and adventure” is to “empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference in their community,” recently announced that they will no longer admit biological boys who identify as transgender girls as members. This comes eight months after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom determined that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman refers only to their biological sex. In a statement from the Chair of Trustees Denise Wilson, CEO Felicity Oswald and Chief Guide Tracy Foster, who called it a “difficult decision,” said in part:
“From today (2 December) trans girls and young women, and others not recorded female at birth, will no longer be able to join Girlguiding as new young members.”