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Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

~~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@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Girl Scouts absolutely do not accept cis boys.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

I'll edit that part.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months 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@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In what universe are prepubescent children having sex?

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months 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.

[–] PopcornTin@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

The Lemmy universe.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why would they have sex?

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I've never even heard of that last one!

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