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   timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Feb-2026 10:59:26 JST timberwraith

   The Women's Institute is hemorrhaging members and chapters, and alienating young women after a ban on trans women members.

   https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/14/womens-institute-groups-close-after-transgender-ban

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Feb-2026 10:59:26 JST timberwraith

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     I do wonder how women's organizations (feminist organizations and less political women's organizations) are going to alienate younger women as potential new members for a generation or so because of anti-trans crackdowns.

     A good portion of younger cis women will likely shrug, but the most progressive of younger women--people you'd want to reach out to for these organizations--will likely see you as a bunch of assholes.