Transgender Girl Scout inclusion cause disband

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Girl Scouts' Inclusion Of Bobby Montoya, 7-Year-Old Transgender Child, Prompts Troops To Disband

A Colorado-based Girl Scouts troop's decision to admit a 7-year-old transgender child this fall has prompted three leaders to resign and dissolve their troops.

As The Christian Post is reporting, all three of the troop leaders were affiliated with the Northlake Christian School in Covington, Louisiana.

Susan Bryant-Snure, one of the leaders who resigned, told The Baptist Press that the Girl Scouts' action is "extremely confusing" and an "almost dangerous situation" for children. "This goes against what we [Northlake Christian School] believe," said Bryant-Snure, who has three daughters among the 25 girls who had been active scouts there.

The controversy began when Felisha Archuleta protested against a Denver troop's decision to not initially allow her transgender daughter, Bobby Montoya, to join the group. "I believe he was born in the wrong body," Archuleta, who also confessed to having difficulty switching from male to female pronouns when discussing her child, told ABC. "But the Girl Scout leader told us he can't join because he has 'boy parts.'... But no one would know he's a boy unless they pulled his pants down."

The Girl Scouts of Colorado subsequently released a statement through the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in support of Archuleta and her excluded daughter, noting, "If a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout."

Added Rachelle Trujillo, vice president for communications of the Colorado Girl Scouts: "If a child is living as a girl, that's good enough for us. We don't require any proof of gender."

Bryant-Snure and her fellow leaders are now expected to align themselves with the American Heritage Girls, a Christian organization that was founded in 1995 in response to the Girl Scouts' decision to let scouts use a word other than "God" in their pledge, according to She Wired.

Watch CNN's report on Bobby Montoya below:

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[Ms Remy M]

Thanks for providing this news article, can always count on organized religion to not be understanding and accepting of others. Those stupid old mothers are ruining the Girls Scouts for their own selfish beliefs.

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[greensamba1]

Thanks for providing this news article, can always count on organized religion to not be understanding and accepting of others. Those stupid old mothers are ruining the Girls Scouts for their own selfish beliefs.

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Remy you hit the nail on the head...I as a southern raised man I have a long and resentful history with organized religion and the harm it brings, all under the guise of something wonderful...I could go on and on

[Ms Remy M]

Remy you hit the nail on the head...I as a southern raised man I have a long and resentful history with organized religion and the harm it brings, all under the guise of something wonderful...I could go on and on

As could I. I'm not against religion for those who need it to elevate themselves from some personal dark place into a better light, as I recognize the inherent good in religion. Just get so pissed by how so many use religion to force their will and desires upon others, among other things.

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[greensamba1]

As could I. I'm not against religion for those who need it to elevate themselves from some personal dark place into a better light, as I recognize the inherent good in religion. Just get so pissed by how so many use religion to force their will and desires upon others, among other things.

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I feel you sweety...however I believe in the inherent goodness of "spirituality" as opposed to "religion"..I know we are kinda talking semantics here but I believe you can be "spiritually" connected to a higher power, whether it be God or Buddha or whatever, without practicing "religion"..ya know?

[Ms Remy M]

I feel you sweety...however I believe in the inherent goodness of "spirituality" as opposed to "religion"..I know we are kinda talking semantics here but I believe you can be "spiritually" connected to a higher power, whether it be God or Buddha or whatever, without practicing "religion"..ya know?

I totally agree, I personally am Agnostic, so devote my attention to the spiritual side of things.

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[greensamba1]

I totally agree, I personally am Agnostic, so devote my attention to the spiritual side of things.

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HA!..yeah I'm agnostic as well...SO glad you get it

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Fuck religion!

Fuck their beliefs!

And send me one box of Thin Mints and one box of Thanks-A-lot's