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31 Jan 2017, 11:31 am

Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys


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31 Jan 2017, 11:49 am

So why not just call it "Scouting" or "Human Scouts"?
Of course, I like to self-identify as a space alien ... :)



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31 Jan 2017, 1:06 pm

I've never been a scout, so I don't know how this is going to affect anything. I AM curious because I think my son might be interested when he gets old enough.

Can we have some former scouts weigh in?



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02 Feb 2017, 1:32 am

the_phoenix wrote:
So why not just call it "Scouting" or "Human Scouts"?

Human Scouts has a nice ring to it, but they'd have to allow girls to join then.

Or is this just a snarky way of implying that trans boys aren't actually boys?



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02 Feb 2017, 11:40 am

Of course the Girl Scouts will now have to allow transgender girls to be fair.



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02 Feb 2017, 11:47 am

Girl Scouts came into the modern age decades ago.

I was a Cub Scout, and it was awful. We went camping at a playground. Literally, the most boring thing ever, but the local scout leader makes the schedule and organizes the activities. I think ours wanted girls or something, because she was not clear on the interests of elementary school boys.


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