Women’s Institute expresses ‘deep regret’ as it bans trans women after Supreme Court ruling

Transgender women will be banned from joining the Women’s Institute from April next year, with the organisation saying it “had no other choice” following the Supreme Court ruling.

The decision, which overturns a 40-year-old policy, has been taken “with the utmost regret and sadness”, it said, adding that it retains the “firm belief that transgender women are women”.