NottsLGBT+ Network stands in solidarity with the Nottingham City WI Committee ✊ This week, the Nottingham WI Committee Officers announced that after 16 years, Nottingham City WI will be suspending its activities from April 2026. This comes in response to the National Federation of WIs announcing that transgender women would be excluded from membership, leading to all Nottingham City WI Committee Officers and the majority of their members stepping down. Notts LGBT+ Network stands in solidarity with Nottingham City WI Officers’ powerful decision- a decision which refuses to uphold spaces that exclude trans women. We recognise the loss of a long-standing community space and thank those who chose principle over exclusion. In times where trans inclusion is being continually challenged, we encourage our Nottingham community to continue standing up for inclusion in their own spaces and support local organisations and groups that champion equality, such as Nottingham Women’s Centre and Sapphic Sunday, who are both proudly trans inclusive. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans women are women. Always. 🏳️‍⚧️

NottsLGBT+ Network stands in solidarity with the Nottingham City WI Committee ✊

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans women are women. Always. 🏳️‍⚧️

#transgender #trans #womensinstitute #Nottingham #LGBTQ #nottslgbt #nottslgbtnetwork #nottinghamshire #transrightsarehumanrights #transinclusive #notts #transrights

Jam and Jerusalem are coming to a branch in central Croydon The country’s largest women’s organisation, famous for its jam-making and cake bakes, the singing of “Jerusalem”, but above all its general good deeds and fellowship, is com…

Jam and Jerusalem are coming to a branch in central Croydon insidecroydon.com/2026/03/11/j... #Croydon #WomensInstitute #WI

I had a lovely evening with the Scotter WI celebrating their 61st birthday and they kindly presented me with a cheque for £221 for LLBS funds. #womensinstitute #thankyou

Women’s Institute vows to ‘keep welcoming trans women’ The National Federation of Women’s Institutes has vowed to “find ways to keep welcoming trans women” amid a nationwide trans ban.

#WI confirm that they will protect women's spaces. GC science-denying weirdos are trying to do so much damage to our institutions, but there is light in the darkness. Love it ❤️ #WomensInstitute #feminism #transwomenarewomen #transrightsarehumanrights #womensrights #womensspaces

Marie Therese Rogers-Moloney joined Carrickfergus W.I last week to talk about her incredible story. Her book 'For the Sins of my Mother' is available here:

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#nazarethhouse #Resilience #inspirational #inspirationalwomen #inspirationalstories #WI #womensinstitute

Collage of three images, detail of page from the Women’s Institute Llanwenarth Group Minutes Book of 1919 with Blanch Baker-Gabb’s name highlighted in pink, her passport photograph from 1920 and her signature on the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition of 1923. Last two images courtesy of National Library Wales

Our volunteers discovered Blanche Baker-Gabb while transcribing an early #WomensInstitute Minutes Book from @gwentarchives.bsky.social, then we found her family archive at #NationalLibraryWales and finally, her signature on the #WelshWomensPeacePetition of 1923 ❤️#EYAConnections

Image shows handwritten double page report of a December monthly meeting from the Llanwenarth Women’s Institute Minute Book for 1921. Collection held at Gwent Archives.

The Llanwenarth #WomensInstitute Minute Books from @gwentarchives.bsky.social were very popular with our transcribers. This lovely entry from December 1921 reports on a very “successful” carol concert and children’s tea party with entertainment and gifts of oranges and sweets! #EYAYourArchives 🍊🍭🍊🍭

The Real Reason the Girl Guides and WI Turned Away Trans Women How the Supreme court ruling has been weaponised against British institutions.

These institutions are acting out of fear — fear of litigation, fear of lobby groups, fear of being dragged into a financially ruinous court case they cannot possibly afford to win.
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#LGBTQ #UKPolitics #GirlGuides #WomensInstitute

#womenagainstthefarright condemns the banning of trans girls/women from Girlguiding & the Women's Institute!
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#lgbtqia+ #trans #transgender #girlguiding #womensinstitute #equality #discrimination #transphobia #lgbtcommunity #transwomenarewomen #protectthedolls #protecttransyouth #wafr

Q: Do YOU agree with the stance taken by the #GirlGuides and #WomensInstitute RE: Banning T*R*A*N*S*G*E*N*D*E*R females??? 

Women's Institute to stop offering trans women membership The National Federation of Women's Institutes said it made the decision with “sincere regret”.

I'm thrilled to hear that the #WomensInstitute, solely due to the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, is no longer allowing men who impersonate and pretend to be women to gain membership!

This 'forced' decision is a huge step forward!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Women's Institute to ban transgender women after U.K. Supreme Court ruling

👩🦱👵🏘️ 🚫🚪 🏳️⚧️👩 ⬅️ 🇬🇧🏛️👨⚖️📜 #WomensInstitute #TransRights

Shame on the #WI
#WomensInstitute will not accept trans women 🤔

How will they know? Do they ask for birth certificates on signing up?
A shameful day for a British institution

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

#WomensInstitute will no longer accept trans #women as members from April | Women's Institute | @theguardian.com share.google/9aKPUBEoyq6E...

Trans men can now join the Women's Institute under new policy The Women's Institute's new policy banning trans women will allow men to join despite being a gender-exclusive organisation.

I urge #transmen to join to expose the farce that is this unscientific, discriminatory, unenforceable, senseless nonsense. Surely this whole "blanket ban" thing is unworkable, @goodlawproject.org

#WI #WomensInstitute #transwomenarewomen #transmenaremen #transrightsarehumanrights

I have emailed my WI resignation (copying in branch, federation & national). I cannot endorse the view that they had no choice but to exclude trans women. Deeply saddened to leave, and furious with those that have made this happen. #WomensInstitute #TranswomenAreWomen

Yesterday, #GG and today #WI... So the question is: when will these Nuremberg Laws stop for transsexuals in the #UK? Trans women are women (see: science), and it's about time the government (that's you @teamlabouruk.bsky.social for the time being) stopped supporting bullying. #WomensInstitute

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

The UK's Women's Insitute is 110 yr old, & trans inclusive for 50 yrs.
They're gonna kick out trans women

JK Rowling's millions are having their desired affect of kicking trans people out of public life.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#trans #transphobia #ukpol #uk #WomensInstitute #JKRowling

The UK is going backwards. It would send a pretty powerful message if people were to boycott these organisations.

#GirlGuiding #WomensInstitute #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

CEO of the Women's Institute believes that biological males are women, while stating the #WI will no longer accept them. I would have thought her position was untenable. #trans #sex #gender #women #WomensInstitute

So everyone just cancel their memberships 🤷🏻‍♀️
Why would any self respecting woman want to be part of an organisation for women who refuse to accept women?
If your problem is with men why are you targeting people who aren’t men?
#womensinstitute #girlguides #cancelmembership #transrightsnow

#womensinstitute
Well thats not very Christian is it?!...

Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman

WTAF? This is ridiculous.
#WomensInstitute

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Thank you Women's Institute (WI) for providing, clear, concise and unambiguous support for our trans sisters.

Everyone is welcome at the WI.

#WI #WomensInstitute #WomensRights #Equality #TransWomen #EveryoneWelcome

A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows an old cottage with a tiled roof, black and white timbering, old stone and latticed windows near Beeston castle, Cheshire. The path to the front door is lined with red rose bushes.

A Beeston cottage, an old postcard
A great old #postcard made by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes. Members photographed their areas to create #postcards and calendars, and they provide a wonderful snapshot of #Cheshire in the 1980s!
#WI #WomensInstitute #Beeston

A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows a path through a park in Spring c1984. You can see the clock tower, two gentlemen strolling, a flowerbed of tulips, green lawns and black and white buildings. This was a project by the Cheshire Women's Institute to capture interesting places, through photographs, in the county. This photo was by Mrs M M Dickens.

Queen's Park, Crewe an old postcard
A great old #postcard made by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes. Members photographed their areas to create #postcards and calendars, and they provide a wonderful snapshot of #Cheshire in the 1980s!
#WI #WomensInstitute #Crewe #parks #gardens

160 downloads now - and 5* reviews of my first cosy crime novel ‘Death, Deceit and Cake’
#shamelessself-promotionFriday
#WomensInstitute #WI
#newbook
#BookSky

Rain didn’t keep people away from today’s 1st Rath Literary Festival in Drumballyroney church Co Down where Patrick #Bronte preached+the hall where he taught as young man. Hurrah for #Rathfriland #womensinstitute for pulling together a great Bronte Day. Delighted to be part of it

Review from today's private Jailbirds of Old London tour with the Catford WI!

we're running this walk publicly on 11 July - dont miss it!
www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/jailbirds

#review #womenshistory #womensinstitute #tourguide #historytour #darkhistory #darktourism