‘Deeply distressing for all of us’: families react to Girlguiding’s trans exclusion

‘I’m unable to give her a reason that makes sense to her,’ says Angela, whose youngest daughter will need to leave Girlguiding because she is transgender. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Angela has two daughters, aged 13 and 10, who both attend their local Girlguiding group in the UK. Like many girls their age, they enthusiastically collect their badges, make new friends and attend the organisation’s large summer jamboree every year.

But as of September, Angela’s youngest daughter will have to leave Girlguiding because she is transgender.