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I am a proud member of Girl Scouts of The United States of America.
I am even prouder that the Girl Scouts are being so courageous to welcome everyone.
Girls- especially girls who may not fit the 'norm' need to be and deserve to be supported and nurtured, not judged and ostracized.
A few parents have asked how I would feel if my daughter's troop had a transgender child in it. While obviously, I cannot tell exactly, because I am not in that situation, I have to say- that on the whole- great- I would be proud of her for welcoming and accepting another person. I would be thrilled that she would be exposed to a wide variety of people. We are not all alike. Our differences are something that should be celebrated- not shamed.
I suppose this is where, for me, at least, things get complicated. If the Girl Scouts wanted tax money/breaks/benefits then they should be held to a non-discrimination code, that welcomes everyone. If they wanted to be maintained as a private organization- then I would have to support their right to prohibit people from joining- but I would not like it.
As it stands, I am thrilled to be a part of an organization that is is courageous enough to stand up for everyone and welcome all girls.
And yes- I will be buying a ton of cookies this year. It is a darn good thing they freeze well.
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I was in Girls Scouts growing up and I loved it, it was a great place to meet all kinds of new friends.
And now every year I can't help but buy several boxes of cookies. Only problem for me is I can't have just a couple, I end up eating half the box before i realize it.. but they're just sooo... OH SO GOOD!! lol
lol I abide by the one serving = one box rule. :)
I'm glad the Girl Scouts are being so open and accepting. It's something that makes me want to buy (even more) cookies to support them.
Yay I am glad that the Girl Scouts are being supported!
I caught my breath for a second when I saw the title to this because I wasn't sure I was going to like what you had to say. But I was glad to see that I *love* what you had to say! xo
Yep, I agree with you! And I don't know about you and your girls but we don't really talk about sexuality in Scouting here. So, I'm not sure I even get the point of this girl's whole rant.
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