The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) voted Saturday to disband its Martha Laird Chapter in Texas that fought to bar transgender women from joining the historic organization, citing violations of its national bylaws.In a letter to chapter members, DAR Organizing Secretary General Marguerite Hogan Fritsch announced that the National Board of Management had approved the chapter's dissolution by a two-thirds majority vote."On October 10, 2026, at the meeting of the National Board of Management of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution a resolution passed by two-thirds majority vote to disband the Martha Laird Chapter, NSDAR," Fritsch said in the letter."The actions of the chapter have been found in violation of Article XIX, Section 4 of the Bylaws of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution," the letter continued.The letter did not identify the specific conduct that constituted a violation or state whether the chapter's opposition to transgender membership contributed to the decision. The Daughters of the American Revolution voted to disband its Martha Laird Chapter in Texas after the chapter led efforts to prohibit biological males who identify as transgender from joining the historic women's organization.
(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe)SORORITY ALUMNAE TAKE LEGAL FIGHT TO FEDERAL COURT AFTER BEING 'GIVEN A BROTHER' INSTEAD OF SISTERHOODThe National Society Daughters of the American Revolution confirmed to Fox News Digital that the organization had voted to disband the local Texas chapter but denied it was due to its views on membership. "The National Board of Management voted on October 10 to disband the Martha Laird Chapter in Texas after finding that chapter officers had used the chapter’s name, leadership positions, communications, and governance processes to further the goals of a separate advocacy organization," the group told Fox News Digital."The Board determined that it was this use of chapter authority...