Every club has its rules and members of that club have to abide by those rules. The reason ought to be self-explanatory. If one were to join one of the last remaining gentlemen's clubs in Britain, one ought to be committed to upholding the rules that further the continuance of its existence. If the membership elect to allow women members, then it is no longer a gentlemen's club. The membership will have broken the rules and, in doing so, the club that was will have met its demise. Rules laid down are there for a reason. The rules define what the club's function is, and what the membership wish it to continue to be into the future.
