Accepted, but not really?
This photo from Wikipedia shows what The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth campus looked like in 1926 9 members leave Women’s Club of Fort Worth after group accepts transgender member JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writer James.Journo@gmail.com A century-old woman’s club accepted a transgender woman last year, only to later see nine members — including the transgender woman — resign.
In a statement to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which first reported the story, The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth said it received and accepted an application for membership from a transgender woman in November 2023.
The nonprofit social club, founded in 1923, has more than 1,100 members. Its goals, like those of many other clubs founded at the time, include promoting community involvement, personal and professional development and the advancement of education and knowledge of the arts, humanities and sciences.
It also is involved in the preservation of its historic campus on the Near Southside and has given more than $620,000 in scholarships to local students.
