Sophie Hossack, president of Ladies of the Lock WI in Kentish Town, London, said the venue they have used for nearly a decade has refused future bookings because of the policy.
“They said they did not feel comfortable renting their room to us because they are a trans-inclusive space,” she said.
Sophie has just suffered discrimination because the venue staff thinks she and all the other women must have a proper male escort.👀😬🚩
Sophie went with
Oh my goodness thank you for reminding me we must disband immediately
Not
We are suing so thanks for funding our group for the next while.
Jules Mortimore of Wells Angels, a 125-member WI group in Tunbridge Wells that also plans to close, pointed out the ruling means transgender men could join WI groups.
“That is likely to be far more confronting and alarming for women than a trans woman,” she said.
Jules must have read some of the SM around the ruling but did not understand it at all but opted for YeeOldie tranphobia anyway 🙄😂
Jules went with
Oh I can never tell!! Female? Male? How could I know? Anyway I think TIFs in community social groups are confronting and alarming.