Transgender boy allowed to join Girl Scouts
Oct 27, 2011 12:13:55 GMT -5
Post by shann0 on Oct 27, 2011 12:13:55 GMT -5
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Transgender boy allowed to join Girl Scouts
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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.
"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."
Transgender boy allowed to join Girl Scouts
Video at the link.
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.
"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."
