I did not know the Girl Scouts were so inclusive. That’s not the case with the Boy Scouts, right? I mean, would they allow a transboy to join? I seem to recall they have issues with letting gay men be Scout leaders…
Anyway, who wants Girl Scout cookies? I’ll buy.
I don’t know about the Boy Scouts. The Girl Scouts made the news when Christian groups found out that transgender girls were in some troops, and had a tantrum over it, and then Girl Scouts of the USA stood up and said that it welcomes all girls, and if someone identifies as a girl and wants to be a Girl Scout, that’s good enough for them. That, of course, made the right-wingers have conniptions and choke on their drinks at the very thought of children being included in a group that fits them, hence this video.
BUY ALL THE COOKIES!
“Any person who is atheist, agnostic, or homosexual may not be a member or leader of any Boy Scouts of America origination”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1TqPCy_Bs&list=FLjNxszyFPasDdRoD9J6X-sw&index=48&feature=plpp_video
And I just found this: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/08/25/304192/boy-scouts-of-america-removed-mother-from-troop-after-discovering-she-is-a-lesbian/?mobile=nc
Shame on you, Boy Scouts.
Just to clarify, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are two completely separate organizations. The Boy Scouts have a long history of anti-gay policies. The Girl Scouts do not.
^ reblogging again for the clarification; a lot of people might not know that they’re not affiliated.
(via thatsocialjusticebitch)
