If this case fails, councils will be free to shut women’s spaces

I understand your frustration.

I am a member of the Women’s Institute and have complained to our National branch that the membership wasn’t given a vote on the inclusion of transwomen. They are still dithering on whether to return to an all biological Women’s Institute.

Women’s Righs are being eroded. 😏

I am a little unclear about your post, the supreme Court ruling has clarified the position on womens spaces, I understand that there will need to action to ensure organisations meet this requirement but the law has thankfully been clarified by the supreme Court ruling.

NanKate

I understand your frustration.

I am a member of the Women’s Institute and have complained to our National branch that the membership wasn’t given a vote on the inclusion of transwomen. They are still dithering on whether to return to an all biological Women’s Institute.

Women’s Righs are being eroded. 😏

I agree, women’s rights are being steadily eroded, and policy without consultation is part of the problem. The law already protects single-sex provision, but in practice councils and organisations can ignore it with no consequence – that’s why this case matters.

Galaxy

I am a little unclear about your post, the supreme Court ruling has clarified the position on womens spaces, I understand that there will need to action to ensure organisations meet this requirement but the law has thankfully been clarified by the supreme Court ruling.

The Supreme Court ruling confirmed the law, but it didn’t create an enforcement mechanism. This case will force local authorities to actually follow that ruling in real-world decisions, rather than sidestepping it.

Good luck with your case, and for the good of biological womens rights I hope you are successful.

Good luck! Such a ridiculous situation to find ourselves in.

I’m cynical. Shame the Supreme Court were unable to see they should put an enforcement in place. Maybe it wasn’t taken further to enable councils etc to continue to support men as women.

I agree entirely with safe spaces for biological women and so wish you luck with your case. It sounds like an uphill battle. Do try to keep us updated.

Hope you win your case for all biological women. It's always a struggle.

"biological women" is that how women describe themselves now?

NanKate

I understand your frustration.

I am a member of the Women’s Institute and have complained to our National branch that the membership wasn’t given a vote on the inclusion of transwomen. They are still dithering on whether to return to an all biological Women’s Institute.

Women’s Righs are being eroded. 😏

So glad to hear from another frustrated WI member regarding Women's rights.
I am a WI member and find it has changed from the organisation I joined over 20 years ago.
I think National are keen to ditch the Jam & Jerusalem stereotype in favour of appealing to today's young women but run the risk of alienating their current membership, especially the older members. We need the younger generation to keep the WI going but on such important issues as transwomen the members should have been given a chance to vote.

OldFrill

"biological women" is that how women describe themselves now?

It should be “women” and “transwomen”, shouldn’t it?

No woman shoul have to define herself as a ‘biological woman”.
Woman should be enough.

Very important that that these spaces are protected- well done to you, I hope you succeed 🤞

"Biological women" was the only way to differentiate from transwomen who claim they are women.

Yes. We’ve been captured too😱

All women need to stop using the trans lobby rhetoric and reclaim our own🙂

Found you on the Internet Lcommunity and will be making a donation as soon as I finish my coffee.

Thanks for the heads up and for taking on the fight🙂

Transwomen are men !

Yes. Every single one of them. Mutilated men are still not women.

Will look on the internet Lcommunity.

Men in a dress are not and never will be women.

Bridie22

Good luck with your case, and for the good of biological womens rights I hope you are successful.

Thank you. It has been uphill but it will be worth it if the outcome protects women’s spaces everywhere.

Aveline

Good luck! Such a ridiculous situation to find ourselves in.

Thank you, I appreciate that. It is a ridiculous situation and should never have got this far.

Babs03

I agree entirely with safe spaces for biological women and so wish you luck with your case. It sounds like an uphill battle. Do try to keep us updated.

Thank you, that means a lot. It is uphill, but a win here would make it much harder for councils to ignore the law. I will keep posting updates.

AGAA4

Hope you win your case for all biological women. It's always a struggle.

Thank you, I really appreciate it. If this works, it will settle the question in law and in practice.

OldFrill

"biological women" is that how women describe themselves now?

Totally agree that 'woman' should be enough, but in court you have to use precise terms so councils cannot twist the meaning.