Posted on 10/26/2011 7:59:49 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A seven-year-old boy who identifies as a girl has been allowed to join the Girl Scouts in the US, despite the group initially barring him for having "boy parts".
Bobby Montoya, from Denver in Colorado, dresses and behaves like a girl and wanted to join Girl Scouts like his older sister.
His mother, Felisha Archuleta, told Denver's 9NEWS how she took her son to register but was told he could not join.
"I said: 'Well, what's the big deal?' She said: 'It doesn't matter how he looks, he has boy parts, he can't be in Girl Scouts'," Ms Archuleta said.
The registering official reportedly continued: "Girl Scouts don't allow that [and] I don't want to be in trouble by parents or by my supervisors."
Bobby, who lists his favourite toys as Bratz and Strawberry Shortcake, said it was tough news to hear.
"It was like somebody told me I can't like girl stuff and I have to change my name to something else," he said.
But the Scouts recanted on their initial decision yesterday, releasing a statement saying they support transgender kids.
"Girl Scouts is an exclusive organisation and we accept all girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade as members," the statement read.
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No more cookies at my house.
So what did happen during the hectoring? Total silence?
The parents of the girls aren’t going to let their daughters go on sleepovers with a boy. So the Troop will end up consisting of him and his older sister. There’s always Campfire Girls.
The parents of the girls aren’t going to let their daughters go on sleepovers with a boy. So the Troop will end up consisting of him and his older sister. There’s always Campfire Girls.
Spoke too soon. Camp Fire USA allows boy and “sexual orientation” is not an issue.
“If he has male parts, he is a male.”
Well no $hit Sherlock! This goes down to every cell in HIS body. You cannot fool the Creator.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/28/transgender-youth-brings-to-light-policies-within-girl-scouts/
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