Transmissions: Scout's honor
Published 11/03/2011
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=6197Bobby Montoya wanted to join the Girl Scouts.
Born with male genitalia, Bobby decided at age 2 that she was a girl. She dresses and acts like a typical American 7-year-old girl. Her mother, Felisha Archuleta, has been supportive of her child, even holding "princess parties" for Bobby's birthday. Recently, she tried to get Bobby into the Denver chapter of the Girl Scouts of Colorado, a part of the Girl Scouts of the USA. You know, the folks who sell cookies every spring.
When Archuleta approached the local troop, she was rebuffed. Indeed, the troop leader reportedly said things that humiliated Bobby, driving her to tears. After the story hit the news, however, higher ups with the Girl Scouts of Colorado presented a very different view than the troop leader.