{"id":301416,"date":"2025-12-03T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/womens-institute-bans-transgender-women-from-becoming-members\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:00:39","slug":"womens-institute-bans-transgender-women-from-becoming-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/womens-institute-bans-transgender-women-from-becoming-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Institute BANS transgender women from becoming members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aOfuRvpU_MI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Women's Institute BANS transgender women from becoming members\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOfuRvpU_MI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Institute says it will ban transgender women from becoming members \u2014 announcing the change will take effect from April next year.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation says it\u2019s acting with \u201cregret and sadness\u201d, but that April\u2019s Supreme Court ruling on biological sex leaves it with &quot;no legal choice&quot; if it wants to remain a recognised women\u2019s charity.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive, Melissa Green, says the WI has proudly welcomed trans women for more than 40 years \u2014 and insists \u201ctransgender women are women\u201d \u2014 but formal membership will now be restricted to biological women only.<\/p>\n<p>#WomensInstitute #WI #uknews #GBNews <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Support GB News by becoming a member from just \u00a35 per month: https:\/\/gbnews.com\/support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women\u2019s Institute says it will ban transgender women from becoming members \u2014 announcing the change will take effect from April next year. 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