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Title: Boy Scouts OK with Gay, But Not Transgender Scouts
Post by: stephaniec on January 01, 2017, 06:19:27 PM
Post by: stephaniec on January 01, 2017, 06:19:27 PM
Boy Scouts OK with Gay, But Not Transgender Scouts
http://planettransgender.com/boy-scouts-ok-gay-but-not-transgender-scouts/
Planet Transgender/Added by Kelli Busey on December 31, 2016.
"Last year after buying a Boy Scout's outrageously overpriced fundraising popcorn I felt good knowing I had sacrificed, but I was perplexed by the seller's apparent uneasiness.
Hadn't the Boy Scouts just changed there don't ask don't tell policies allowing LGBT people full access to their institutions? So why were they cringing as I handed them half of my weekly pocket money?"
http://planettransgender.com/boy-scouts-ok-gay-but-not-transgender-scouts/
Planet Transgender/Added by Kelli Busey on December 31, 2016.
"Last year after buying a Boy Scout's outrageously overpriced fundraising popcorn I felt good knowing I had sacrificed, but I was perplexed by the seller's apparent uneasiness.
Hadn't the Boy Scouts just changed there don't ask don't tell policies allowing LGBT people full access to their institutions? So why were they cringing as I handed them half of my weekly pocket money?"
Title: Re: Boy Scouts OK with Gay, But Not Transgender Scouts
Post by: itsApril on January 02, 2017, 04:39:30 PM
Post by: itsApril on January 02, 2017, 04:39:30 PM
My parents made me participate in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and I always hated it. The organization has the hardest time in recognizing that good character can exist in people who are different from them. It took years for them to evolve to the point of admitting gay members and leaders. It doesn't surprise me at all that they are now bullying and excluding an eight-year-old Cub Scout.
Title: Re: Boy Scouts OK with Gay, But Not Transgender Scouts
Post by: mac1 on January 02, 2017, 08:52:57 PM
Post by: mac1 on January 02, 2017, 08:52:57 PM
I saw a claim that the Boy Scouts now allow gay scouts and leaders (and even girls in some cases) so why would they have a problem with "MTF" boys and men?
Title: Re: Boy Scouts OK with Gay, But Not Transgender Scouts
Post by: Dena on January 02, 2017, 09:11:35 PM
Post by: Dena on January 02, 2017, 09:11:35 PM
Star scout here before my father pulled me out for other reasons but the reason Gays are now allowed is likely because Pen & Teller had a run at them. They use public resources (government funded) and to continue using them, they must not discriminate. Transgender isn't really a protected species yet so they can discriminate. I am used to it and that's why I have flown under the radar for many years.