Be A Sister

A few months ago, I posted 10 Awesome Things They Don't Tell You About Being a Girl Scout, which was prompted by a news story I read about how the Girl Scouts were allowing transgendered individuals into the program. I was never so proud in my life to be a Girl Scout Alum.

And then I saw this:

This girl, who says she wants to take a stand but is unwilling to allow comments and tapes over her troupe number, is so unbelievably ignorant that it saddens me greatly. And as a sister, this hurts. I mean, I know this is one person, but I really thought that Girl Scouts could avoid the drama that Boy Scouts often face. And not to mention, this girl is TOTALLY uniformed about the concept of gender and what it means to be transgendered. At times, she's bordering on accusing young boys of a conspiracy to join Girl Scouts just so they can assault young girls. Okay, so she doesn't say that exactly, but it's totally implied. The Girl Scout Law starts out by saying that girls should be honest and fair--and this girl is anything but fair. She only presents one side of the argument and doesn't even seem to consider the other.

What I learned from Girl Scouts is that they want you to be yourself. It's all about supporting your fellow sister on the INSIDE, regardless of what her outside looks like.

Women have been on the forefront of so many progressive movements. It is totally and completely within the spirit of Girl Scouts to support the LGBTQ community.

I was kind of down about this, until I saw this response:

And my faith in humanity was restored. His argument is from the heart, and he uses both logic and emotion in tandem to completely shut the girl in the video down. So thank you, kind sir. Way to be the change you wish to see.

Girl Scouts is not about ignorance and bigotry. It is not about exclusion--and if you look at the history of Girl Scouts, it was formed so girls could have a place where they WOULDN'T be excluded. This girl has obviously missed the spirit of Girl Scouts. And I hope that she finds it soon.