Please don't shout at me!
I'm planning to contact GirlGuiding to ask some questions but I'd like some clarification.
I'm going to ask:
Is GirlGuiding an organisation for people of the female sex? Or has it now given up its exemption under (what is the act called?)
Do they agree that girls can dress however they want and to whatever activities they want and still remain girls?
If so, how exactly does a girl become a boy or vice versa?
As children who decide they are now of the opposite sex have no legal status (legally they are still their birth sex) are we under any legal obligation to admit boys who think they are girls, or vice versa (the website talks about trans members who want to join but someone mentioned asking girls who identify as trans to leave? Where was that?)
For residentials, we are told "Some people may not feel comfortable sharing accommodation so in this case an alternative option should be provided."
We are also told "A person does not have to disclose to you if they are trans. If they do, you should respect their confidentiality."
And
"Alternative, more private areas [for changing] should be made available to all young members - including trans members - should they wish or request it."
So I'm going to ask if we can disclose that someone is trans in order to provide separate changing and sleeping areas for other members.
It also states "When a young person is 18 or over, it is unlawful to tell other people that they are trans unless the trans person has given you permission to do so"
I assume legally this is only true if they have a GRC.
If they do, we'd have a record via DBS, so we'd know if an adult was trans, and my question is going to be as above, can we ask/tell so that other members can have separate accommodation or changing areas?
And if they don't have a GRC, presumably we have the legal right to ask?
Finally it says "When someone is under 18, it is still good practice not to tell other people [that they are transgender] unless they have given you permission to do so."
I presume that keeping it from parents is massively against safeguarding guidelines. Can anyone point me to chapter and verse?
Thanks!