"Trans girls were first officially allowed to become members of the organisation and join its scouting groups, which includes Rainbows, Brownies, and Guides and Rangers, in 2017 after it passed new guidelines aimed at supporting "all girls and young women". The chief executive at the time, Julie Bentley, said the rule change meant Girlguiding would "welcome any young person who self-identifies as a girl or young woman"."
"The decision has been met with wide-ranging condemnation, with a petition published just hours after the announcement already amassing thousands of signatures and protests planned in major cities around the UK. As a consequence, the organisation's updated equality and diversity policy now states it will only accept "biologically female" members regardless of "however they identify" - so this includes trans boys - as this is "in line with the Equality Act 2010 definition", as per the Supreme Court ruling."
Girlguiding announced a ban on all trans girls from its troops, citing the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of 'sex'. The ban reverses a 2017 policy that welcomed any young person who self-identifies as a girl into Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers. The Board of Trustees cited detailed considerations, expert legal advice and member feedback in reaching the decision. The updated equality and diversity policy restricts membership to "biologically female" individuals regardless of how they identify and explicitly notes inclusion of trans boys. The decision drew widespread condemnation, petitions and planned protests. Girlguiding says it does not have data on how many trans girls are members.
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