As A Straightâą it remains absolutely baffling to me the number of straight women who act repulsed by men's bodies. Literally what are you getting out of this*
(*the weird pretense that you're not horny for d*ck and/or straightness; interpret as you will)
How the Supreme court ruling has been weaponised against British institutions.
On December 2, Girlguiding announced that trans girls would no longer be welcome. That felt especially cruel and hit me especially hard, because this was a direct attack on children. It wasnât framed as protecting the children, as is often the case. This time the mask had slipped, and for the first time, this was a direct attack on children themselves â trans children in particular, and it was framed as compliance to a recent Supreme Court ruling. As if the court had descended from the heavens with tablets of stone declaring that little girls like my great niece are suddenly not only ânot girlsâ but also fair game because theyâre ânot like other childrenâ.
Then, the very next day, the Womenâs Institute (WI) released their own sombre statement. Beginning in April, they will no longer accept transgender women as members. Frankly, it looked like a hostage video.
The WI is an absolute institution here here in the U.K. Technically, itâs a membership organisation for women, who meet up in village halls once per month, but in reality, itâs the heartbeat of village life. Itâs known for jam making, choir singing, crafts, and community. For many older women, itâs a genuine lifeline â a place to go for routine and friendship in a world where social spaces are disappearing.
And now, after forty years of quiet, uneventful trans inclusion, the WI is closing the door. Not because they wanted to. Not because there was ever an issue â itâs not as if trans women were storming the jam-making classes and causing a riot. They are doing it because they felt âforced.â They claimed a recent Supreme Court ruling made their position âuntenable.â
To get why they are so scared, you have to look at how earlier this year, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that in specific parts of the Equality Act, âsexâ refers to biological sex. Thatâs it. It didnât ban trans women from any spaces. It didnât say we arenât women socially or culturally. It just cracked open a legal door.
But anti-trans lobby groups pounced. They realised they could weaponise this ruling to pressure any group with âwomenâ or âfemaleâ in its name. They are actively hunting for targets: Girlguiding, the WI, the Ladiesâ Pond on Hampstead Heath, book clubs, choirs. Anything that looks vulnerable.
The WI and Girlguiding were the perfect victims. They are beloved British institutions, sure, but they are financially fragile. They run on volunteers and bake sales, not corporate budgets. They knew a single lawsuit could bankrupt them. So, they folded. Not because inclusion was risky, but because the litigation was.
That is the sad reality: the Supreme Court ruling is being used as a bludgeon. Itâs not about clarity or safety. Itâs about intimidation â squeezing the kindest, gentlest institutions until they push us out.
The thing is, neither organisation was forced to do anything.
They just couldnât afford to fight.