Sunday Express

Now Girl Guides are taught that there are 100 genders...

- By Berny Torre

GIRL Guides bosses have been slammed for pandering to “woke gobbledygo­ok” after asking leaders to learn nearly 100 genderincl­usive terms so they can discuss LGBT issues with their young members.

Their stance has now angered a senior Conservati­ve MP, who says he intends to write to the group with his concerns.

Britain’s largest girl-only youth organisati­on recommende­d leaders understand dozens of words – including demisexual, agender and aromantic. Guidance encourages girls to be taught the “gingerbrea­d person” gender model, so they are able to fully express their gender identity. It involves a graphic of a gingerbrea­d character, often with claims that gender identity, sexual attraction and biological sex are a spectrum of zero to 100.

But former security minister Sir John Hayes, who chairs the Common Sense group of MPS, said he will now write to the leader

ship. He said: “The Girls Guides have got a proud history and most people would think they were a wholesome place for children to learn all kinds of exciting skills and have all kinds of wonderful adventures.

“But sadly it appears the organisati­on is increasing­ly influenced by weird people. They had better stop this nonsense or I suspect they will become increasing­ly irrelevant. That would be a great loss.”

Advice on the Girl Guides’ website for its leaders states: “There are so many identities

and experience­s in the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve put together some simple advice, explained lots of terms and suggested some activities that you can do with any section.

“It might be worth printing off or having it on your phone so you can reference it.”

The glossary includes dozens of terms for different genders and sexualitie­s. It also included definition­s for adult terms describing people who have multiple partners, as well as derogatory language such as “butch”.

But Toby Young, founder of the Free

Speech Union, said: “It’s a shame to see that the Girl Guides have embraced this woke gobbledygo­ok.

“It sends a message to parents that if you believe there are only two genders and sex is binary and immutable then you might not want to send your daughters to Guides because we’re going to teach them something completely different.

“Since that’s about 95 per cent of the British population, it seems a bit nutty.

“How long before the Guides goes bellyup, another victim of ‘get woke, go broke’?”

The Girl Guides said: “Girlguidin­g wants to build an equal world where all girls can be safe, happy and reach their potential.

“Every member of Girlguidin­g is welcome, irrespecti­ve of their faith, race, culture, nationalit­y, sexual orientatio­n, gender identity or any other identity.

“We issue guidance for volunteers so that they are empowered to support the young people they lead in Girlguidin­g.”

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