Girl Scouts stands by transgender inclusive policy
babblegirl:
In October of 2011, 7-year-old Bobby Montoya, a transgender girl, asked to join the Girl Scouts of Colorado. After initially being rejected, Bobby was welcomed by the chapter who issued a statement saying, “Girl Scouts is an inclusive organization and we accept all girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade as members. If a child identifies as a girl and the child’s family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.”
In response to the Girl Scout’s inclusive policy, a California teen posted a YouTube video which uses anti-transgender arguments to call for a boycott of the Girl Scouts’ famous cookies. The Girls Scouts are standing by their policy to include transgender girls as Scouts, and in a statement to the Washington Post, the organization said it “prided itself on being an inclusive organization serving girls from all walks of life.”
File Under: Reasons why Girl Scouts is wonderful.
babblegirl:
anticapitalist:
Fuck you America
Bombing this poll won’t change the bigoted opinions of americans, but if you want to, here is the link to the poll.
This poll is horribly phrased and the option that is getting the most votes DOESN’T EVEN ANSWER THE FREAKING QUESTION. But still, tumblr? You know what to do.
Blow it up, Tumblr. We’re making a dent.
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