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Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September
Girlguiding will restrict membership to biological girls only by September 6, affecting up to 300,000 members and 80,000 volunteers, following a UK Supreme Court ruling.
- On Tuesday, Girlguiding announced that transgender girls and women currently volunteering in women-only roles must leave or transition to inclusive positions by September 6.
- This directive follows a Supreme Court ruling that defined "woman" and "sex" as "a biological woman and biological sex," prompting Girlguiding to update its membership policies.
- Girlguiding, which has around 300,000 members and 80,000 volunteers, confirmed the "difficult decision" follows an earlier December announcement that transgender girls were no longer eligible to join.
- Campaign group Trans Solidarity Alliance described the news as "heartbreaking," stating that "inclusive organisations being bullied into excluding people against their will is a profound failure" of the Government.
- Girlguiding insists it remains "committed to standing up for the rights, safety and dignity of girls and women" while calling for clear Government guidance on single-sex spaces.
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Girlguiding sets deadline for trans girls to leave after ban
Transgender girls must leave the Guides by September 6, Girlguiding has said. The deadline comes after the December 2025 decision to stop allowing trans youngsters from joining groups as part of its updated inclusion policies. In the fallout of the Supreme Court’s judgement that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman refers to “biological sex” only, Girlguiding announced late last year that “with a heavy heart” trans girls and young women…
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