cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There’s a lot I don’t like about the organization, but this is something a love–a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There’s a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won’t discount it even though it’s riddled with a dark history.

  • @Mango
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    2026 days ago

    So does the girl scouts have to accept boys now? Is there gonna be a merger? When they go camping, do they separate the girls and boys? Also why? This is probably good for parents who have multiple kids so they can bring them all to the same place.

    • Liz
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      2826 days ago

      They’re two completely separate organizations. The girl scouts can do what they want.

      • @Mango
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        526 days ago

        It’d be great if humanity would get better at collectively making group decisions and deciding on leadership. Turns out that we all hop on the Nash equilibrium of pursuing individual desires instead.

    • Liz
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      1726 days ago

      Oh, also, the Boy Scouts have been letting in girls for a while now. I would assume they get separate tents but I don’t actually know because I’m not actually involved with the organization. But, girl members have been fairly common and this is really just a name change.

      • @GlendatheGayWitch
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        625 days ago

        Not only separate tents, but the boys’ tents are grouped together and girl tents are grouped together with the adult tents in between those two groups. There also must be at least 1 adult of each sex.

      • @Mango
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        426 days ago

        More accurate is more better.

    • @GlendatheGayWitch
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      The Girl Scouts started accepting boys years before the boy scouts started accepting girls around 10 6 years ago.

      They had boys and girls in different tents to prevent them from having sex. I’m not sure how they deal with lgbt scouts.

      Edit: Boys Scouts first allowed girls into Venturing, a program for those 14-21st birthday. Girls were allowed into Boy Scout troops and in Cub Scouts in 2018.

      Cis boys aren’t allowed in Girl Scouts.

      • @candybrie
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        725 days ago

        The Girl Scouts absolutely do not accept cis boys.

        • @GlendatheGayWitch
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          125 days ago

          I thought I had remembered them allowing some boys. I know of a male girl scout leader.

          I’ll edit that part.

          • @candybrie
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            125 days ago

            They accept trans boys, trans girls, and nonbinay kids. So they do allow some boys. Just not cis boys.

            I think they allow male leaders because it’s hard to get people to volunteer for that position without even limiting to one gender.

      • @Psythik
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        -125 days ago

        In what universe are prepubescent children having sex?

        • @GlendatheGayWitch
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          425 days ago

          Boy Scouts can join a troop at 10 and age out at 18. It’s not uncommon for high schoolers to begin experimenting sexually.

          Further there’s also a branch of Boy Scouts called Venturing that is co-ed where participants age out at 21.

      • @Mango
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        -225 days ago

        Why would they have sex?

        • @GlendatheGayWitch
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          425 days ago

          Teenagers are full of hormones through puberty and many begin experimenting. Boy Scouts don’t age out until they are 18.

          • @Mango
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            225 days ago

            Oh shit, I imagined it as a 14 and under kind of thing.

            • @GlendatheGayWitch
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              124 days ago

              Cub Scouts is age 5-10 Boy Scouts age 10-18th birthday Venturing 14-21st birthday

              • @Mango
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                224 days ago

                I’ve never even heard of that last one!

                I was a heckin cub scout and totally forgot it was a thing.

    • @BigMikeInAustin
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      Why do some people get so upset if women try to exclude men?

      • @Mango
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        1426 days ago

        Because men aren’t allowed to exclude women. Just wanna let you all know how that feels.

      • Schadrach
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        625 days ago

        Ask yourself why some people get so upset if men try to exclude women. The answer is mostly the same.

      • @[email protected]
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        326 days ago

        Women can join the misogynist club but men aren’t allowed to join the misanderist club. Because all men are sexual deviants or something.