As if I needed another reason to hate the Girl Scouts.

Dec 24, 2011 18:25

Found this on SF Drama but thought wow, it reeeally doesn't belong over there, it belongs over here.

A 7-year-old trans girl (who the article really must stop calling a boy if she in fact indentifies as a girl) wanted to join the Girl Scouts and the Girl Scouts decided that nope, can't let ya do that, Starfox. Their reasoning was that she "has boy ( Read more... )

children, transphobia

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malicious_pengy December 26 2011, 00:25:39 UTC
Particular GS of Colorado troop leader: That is not how gender works.
Girl Scouts of Colorado: Good for you!
Yahoo news: While reporting this story, calling the little girl involved a boy is...pretty fucked up.

"Bryant-Snure told Baptist Press that the Girl Scouts' action is 'extremely confusing' and an 'almost dangerous situation' for children." Yes, actually, it is confusing and a potentially dangerous situation...but for the little girl they're trying to exclude, not the rest of the troop.

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