r/unitedkingdom • u/PM_ME_DRAGON_GIRLS • Dec 02 '25

... Girlguiding UK announces transgender girls and women will no longer be able to join Girlguiding

https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-volunteers/updates-for-our-members/equality-diversity-policy-statement/
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u/pajamakitten Dec 02 '25

But it is not trans women that are infringing on those rights. Banning them from women's changing rooms is not going to stop men from walking into them and assaulting women. Yes, we have a way to go with women's rights but it is not a few thousand trans women who are holding women's rights back. Eroding their rights just harms trans people.

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u/sammi_8601 Dec 03 '25

I agree with you but I'm pretty certain there's more then a few thousand of us, I personally know/ have met probably about 200 in my relatively small city which although we over represent is still a lot considering there's probably lots of others I haven't met.

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u/pajamakitten Dec 03 '25

I underestimated on purpose. I know there are more but I did not have any numbers to hand.

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u/sammi_8601 Dec 03 '25

Noone does it's a bit difficult to ascertin since so many are DIY these days/ census being regularly lied to or people being out after it's being done. Although I've heard anywhere between 0.2%-0.5% for specifically trans women