Girl Scout Calls for Cookie Boycott Over Transgender Inclusion

This post might shed some light on who may be behind the video: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/unmasked-anti...

A copy of the video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...

I may buy more this year!!!

This is exactly why my daughter is a Girl Scout--they are inclusive, unlike another organization that shall remain nameless.

no...am not boycotting...probably buying extras this year...lol..

Double my order, please.

Hard to say what her inclination is on the other tracks, given no out dyke has faced exclusion in GSA. If the story popped up, I've a funny feeling we'd see another video.

Just to reiterate, a transwoman can be a lesbian (me) but this child is on the wee side of finding what attactions she holds.

As to your other concerns, in any official capacity, there should be at least two adults present with children, outside of public space. My youngest was the queen of sleepovers - I would bet at least every other weekend, and probably a whole lot more - home, away... so I rode herd on them until they settled. This was in pre-transition days for me, but really any parent is vulnerable there. One child went with us to camp, 104 miles away. At 12:30 AM, she cried and missed her mom. I drove her home, her, me... 20 minutes out, I called and woke her parents. Someone could make up a story, but... I acted in the child's best interest, and would every time, no matter my inconvenience.

I don't think being trans raises the risk here, but I do concur we would be wise to think through all such interactions, since we don't want Penn States, large or small scale, going on.

Nelle, Please don't misunderstand me. I am not against trans children or teens being included in girl scouts OR boy scouts. My point was that the teen who is calling for the boycott was ONLY focusing on trans children. If she feels that strongly, then does SHE feel that lesbian (born genetically female) should ALSO be excluded? For that matter, what about bisexuals? And kids who aren't easily pegged into one category or another?

I feel that there should be a way to make this work without having anyone excluded or endangered. You are correct that being trans doesn't make one into a pervert that will jump somebody else. But what about that girl who is biased against the trans girl and decides to design a lie about being molested by her? Separate sleeping quarters should be necessary to protect EVERY child, including trans children, from false accusations.

Jessica Smith McMican, I thought you were heading for an inclusion post - please give consideration to my child and others who face issues. Instead, you went for the divisive approach. I'd be right there with you... my neighbours had two children with a peanut allergy, a severe one, and I recall all of us being accommodating, including the school, as it should be. I'm for positive change. If one area lacks, lets get it up to snuff. You won't see me argue that because we don't do this, then another child should suffer.

Shannon: Ok

Katina Bush: Please do some reading. It's apparent that you are basing your pronouncements on your uninformed opinion.

I will buy even more this year.

Shannon, I'm pretty sure i don't need a medical degree to know a boy from a girl. If I remember correctly when i first saw this news story, it was titled "Boy wants to join Girl Scouts". He's a boy. His mother does not call him her daughter, she calls him her son. He just likes girl stuff. So, he is a boy who likes girl stuff. Is he not a boy?

Don't we have more important things to boycott?

Nikki they are not born with both "parts" . Gender is determined by science...did you take science classes? The reason a little boy feels as though he is a girl inside, not outside is because he IS a girl..just his body is a boys. You need to do some research before you comment dear.

If gender is determined by god, then what about the ones born with both parts? Did he miss those ones?

It's not that. Girl Scout cookeis are worthless food trash and not worth the empty calories.

Jessica Smith McMican: Your son should definitely be treated with respect and the school should definitely prevent students from bringing and eating peanut products to school if that is going to kill your son. What I find sad is that you seem to think it's okay for people to discriminate against a transgender child because your son isn't being accommodated. I find that even more seriously messed up.

Katina Bush: When did you get your medical degree and in what specialty?

I soooo try to refrain from things like this, but this is killing me. Because my son is allergic to peanut butter he is treated like an outcast so children can eat peanut butter in a public classroom without washing their hands, parents are offended we ask for any change in their standards even though it could KILL our child but because some boy likes "some" girl stuff we should step aside & make exceptions for this and accommodate for him so he doesn't feel excluded from a group he anatomically doesn't fit into?? That's messed up.

Nelle, of course God loves everyone. Yes, we disagree. I'm not judging, I'm not saying anything wrong about this little boy. I just feel the way I feel.

I was writing my post when you had already posted yours Michelle W G. You said it much better than I could. I salute you!

You can have your opinion but that doesn't change the fact that there are people out there with the *wrong* equipment to go with the gender. People only look at whether the plumbing is on the inside or outside to categorize people. That's physical. Any other deformity is socially acceptable. Gender isn't. That's wrong.

We each have a set of chromosomes for sex. XX for female, XY for male. (and that's assuming non-disjunctiom did not occur meaning more or less chromosomes). There are times in embryonic development when something goes awry and the wrong chemical is released which will lead to an XX individual with boy parts (or vice versa). So basically they have the wrong external anatomy for what their genetics and hormones will tell the body internally. Why should someone identify with a sex just because their external anatomy suggests one thing? Why should a child feel ashamed of how they feel, just because of their external anatomy? Nature makes mistakes! My point in this little biology lesson: I support the child and not the boycott. Thin Mints for me!

This is all just an ingenious marketing ploy to get everyone to buy more cookies. You win this round, cookie pushers. You win.

No

I have been going back and forth about responding to Michelle Lm but I think it's useless to argue with one so firm in her belief that this is black and white. Male and female. No room for anything else. "A woman convinced against her will is of the same opinion still." I hope to heaven she never has personal contact with a transgender person. I feel she would take no prisoners.

Michelle, gender and physical sex are *not* the same thing.