Boy wishes to join Girl Scouts

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/young-boy-wishes-join-girl-scouts-210130922.html

Bobby Montoya is a 7-year-old boy from Denver. Unlike a lot of young boys, Bobby has no desire to join the Boy Scouts. Instead, he wants to be a Girl Scout.

We first saw Montoya's story over at 9news.com. The NBC affiliate reports that when the boy's mother, Felisha Archuleta, tried to sign her son up for Girl Scouts, a troop leader told her no.

Archuleta spoke with 9News about the incident. "I said, 'Well, what's the big deal?' She said, 'It doesn't matter how he looks; he has boy parts, he can't be in Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts don't allow that, I don't want to be in trouble by parents or my supervisor.'"

[temporary311]

1. Dont blame him.

Boy Scouts are a total sausage fest.

[Zorra]

2. Cool. They're going to let her join.

The times they are a changin".

[chollybocker]

3. You go, Bobby.

:)

[FreeState]

4. Why must the news do this, the child in question is a girl, not a boy

It's inappropriate to call a transgender child, or adult, the gender that they do not identify with.

[Skittles]

8. CORRECT

[Initech]

5. They should allow this kid to join.

I mean honestly what's it gonna hurt? I'm beginning to see more and more that breaking down traditional gender barriers is the next step in human evolution. I really do.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Wow those comments in that article are just nasty

It's a kid and people still have to be so vicious.

I fucking hate people sometimes.

[JI7]

7. looks like the girl scouts are working on this and she will probably be allowed to join