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iris27

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4. The difference between the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts is

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:38 AM

Dec 2011

that the Girl Scouts' policy is welcoming from the top down, though individual leaders or parents might freak out about that, whereas the Boy Scouts are exclusionary from the top down.

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Girl Scout Troops in Trans Panic Mode? [View all] William769 Dec 2011 OP

"All three leaders were affiliated with Northlake Christian School..." yardwork Dec 2011 #1

Let them go if they want to go The Genealogist Dec 2011 #2

That was my thought too. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #8

I thought "American Heritage Girls" was some kind of doll-and-book franchise from China. n/t TygrBright Dec 2011 #3

no, that's american girl dolls xchrom Dec 2011 #5

The difference between the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts is iris27 Dec 2011 #4

Exactly. The Boy Scouts' bigotry is institutionalized. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #12

So, since three nutcases in louisiana resign this is a story? joeybee12 Dec 2011 #6

Exactly. Headline by The Advocate is lame lame lame. -n/t Zenlitened Dec 2011 #7

Another good point. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #9

Sometimes the Advocate is the NY Post of gay news. The headline should have been how ... GodlessBiker Dec 2011 #10

Being anti-trans is dumb. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #11

+1 William769 Dec 2011 #13