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A Vote on Trans Women Joining Women's Institutes

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Anonymous
3 years ago

I would join if you didn’t allow natal men to join.

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Tamsin Evans
3 years ago

The WI should vote on this- if any man can self ID in order to join the WI then it is no longer women only!

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Carly Brooks
3 years ago

Women need choice of male free spaces - however they identify. The WI is about women uplifting women. Lets keep it that way.

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Sue Carnegie-Harding
3 years ago

Women have a right and a need for women only spaces and organizations.

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Kate Sage
3 years ago

No men in women’s spaces; they have plenty of power and ability to make their own.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

The fact that WI membership is based on gender and not sex has been a main reason I have been hesitant to join.

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Claire McMahon
3 years ago

Save women spaces and their opportunities to gather free from males

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Michele Flynn
3 years ago

Absolutely disgraceful is there no safe place left women

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Andrea Holland
3 years ago

Women's spaces, women's groups exist because the material reality of womanhood is different from that of males and our bodies and our experiences as women are informed by historic prejudices and inequality that still exist for women in all walks of life. Identity is not reality. I support the WI women's declaration (and so does my Mum, a long standing member).

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Glenn Drake-Owen
3 years ago

I totally support you!

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Amanda
3 years ago

I was wanting to join, but now this policy has caused me concern with the out of control trajectory of men who are able to say they are women in any different ways, some are for disturbing and nefarious reasons. I would be afraid to have share space with a man who might be displaying a fetish. I find this disturbing There is a relative I sometimes have to endure who there is no doubt it is fetish(and mental health) he relishes cause distress to his female relatives and other women. How can we know the difference Women need places that are ours alone away from men. And men need their men in sheds or similar gatherings. Cannot transpeople set up similar. There are places we can all gather together, but we should be allowed to gather deperately too The WI should have consulted each and every mber before making such a policy.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

No men in women's spaces

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Clare
3 years ago

No!

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Mireille Pouget
3 years ago

Glad that some women in WI are rebelling against this nonsense. I may join my local group if the NFWI change thier policy.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

Please speak to your membership.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

I am interested in joining the WI but only want to join a single sex group.

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Sarah Walker
3 years ago

I find it shocking that the decision to accept trans-identified males into a woman-only organisation was taken without properly consulting members. Time to rectify that.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

I don't wish for current ideology to be given priority above women's rights to have a sex based club. Trans groups have great organisations already there to help their needs. Women should have their own group that understands the issues only women can have experienced.

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Pauline Graham
3 years ago

Trans women are men

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annette c
3 years ago

Women are human females, and we have specific needs and rights based on the reality of our sex. Men should, of course, be free to express themselves as femininely as they wish - but it is impossible to change sex or to address our sex-based needs when "woman" means "person of either sex". Women - female humans - need the WI to remain single sex and honest about their purpose and membership.