WI expresses ‘deep regret’ as it bans trans women after Supreme Court ruling

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The WI has welcomed transgender women as members for more than 40 years, but said it felt it ‘had no other choice’ to now exclude them

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Transgender women will be banned from joining the Women's Institute from April next year, with the organisation saying it “had had no other choice” following the Supreme Court ruling.

WI expresses ‘deep regret’ as it bans trans women after Supreme Court ruling

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