I completely support GSUSA of Colorado's decision and I even have a call in to my GSUSA headquarters to ask if they make the same allowances. My daughter is already involved in GSUSA, so I am hoping that this is the case, as I feel that it's important to support it, and that it is important that she learn, as early as possible, that the quality of a person is between their ears and not their legs.

As for this young girl's boycott, I have a lot of opinions towards that. First and foremost, she contradicts herself in saying that GSUSA is being dishonest. In their bylaws, that she reads, it states that there will be no discrimination on gender. It's not GSUSA's fault that she (and/or her parents)did not either a) read it all the way through, or b) they were already so closed-minded that they didn't consider that anyone would allow trans girls into the girl scouts. Secondly, her use of the word "transgendered boys" is, obviously, incorrect. If she's (and/or her parents) going to take the time to create an argument, she (and/or her parents) should use the correct terminology. Third, the accusation that girls would be "unsafe" in a tent/cabin with a trans girl is ridiculous and transphobic. If a trans girl and a cis girl are attracted to one another, they have as much chance of fooling around as two cis girls (have they never heard of lesbians?) (or two trans girls fooling around, for that matter!).

Obviously this is hate-filled and transphobic, and honestly, probably not worth as much energy as I've spent on it today. However, as I think about the world that we are in now, and the world I want my daughters to live in, if I don't spend my energy fighting these kinds of injustices, then I'm simply letting others dictate my children's world for me.

***UPDATE*** I just heard from my state's GSUSA office that they are transgender-friendly and that the decision made in Colorado would be upheld here.

Something fubarred in my linkage, then come to find out the OP Video that everyone is responding to has been made private.

You can now find it here

I actually JUST read about this in a news article and was appalled at the girl's video.

Honestly, mostly appalled at the stupidity of the sort of parents who would let their children post bigoted and hateful videos of themselves on the internet for all the world to see. I mean I get that the girl's parents probably agree, but truly? Either way, that's the sort of stuff that follows people around. She is going to be the girl scout boycotting trans hater for a long long time.

I completely agree with the decision. All the rules and guidelines we have in society are completely made up in our minds. Our social world is a constructed one, and more and more people are realizing that discriminating against people for socially constructed differences (race is a social construction too, for example) is wrong and generally looked down upon through the progression of human society. We make mistakes and we learn from them. This is learning. This is progress.

I will say though, I do go back and forth on the extent to which I think there's value in separating things by gender in the first place. Even things like college orientation. My college separated us by gender for campus safety lectures. I get that some things are more gender specific than others, like girls are much more likely to get raped while in college than men, but I don't understand why it wouldn't be good for men to have to sit through the rape lecture too, you know? Part of me thinks that if there are girl scouts, and boy scouts, why can't they all get together and do stuff together? Perhaps it would help rid the notion that girl scouts can't/don't do all the "big tough manly" things boy scouts and eagle scouts and whatever the heck groups do. Ya know? Wouldn't that be beneficial and empowering too?

I absolutely support the decision! It's really sad to see something so positive and progressive happen, only for some misinformed, bigoted person to shout from the rooftops about how awful it is Any potential problems that arise from allowing trans girls into girlscouts (if any at all) should just be handled individually.
Despite the silly naysayer, this decision makes me really happy!

Way to go, Girl Scouts! It doesn't surprise me, though. When I was in Girl Scouts, we required a driver involved in Girl Scouts to go anywhere so they inducted my father as a Girl Scout. I also can't help but compare this welcoming of all girls into the Girl Scouts with the Boy Scouts throwing boys out. This just proves what I'd always thought when I was in scouts: Girl Scouts are better

This is not an easy thing for people to wrap their brains around and that's really all I have to say on that. She has just as much right to voice her opinion and ultimately, let's call it what it really is---fear, about the changes that are coming down the pipe. I'm glad she put herself out there so that she can become educated on the matter and eventually become a tolerant adult.

Yay for GSUSA. -hugs all around-

Trans* issues are very close to my heart considering my girlfriend identifies as GQ. When I heard about the video, I was very annoyed. Annoyed to the point where I didn't have to even watch the video to be annoyed by the fact this girl (and her parents, 'cos I'm sure they've seen or heard the video by now.) are transphobic.

Boycott GS cookies because a child feels she's not in the right body? Wrong. I'm buying MORE because GUSA is supporting trans* rights!

Also Buck's response was amazing. I want to hug him.

This is amazing, and kind of surprising - I sort of expected that it would be years before a public organization like this would be so trans-inclusive. But I really support their decision.

I respect their decision to include all girls in the GSUSA. When I was much younger I tried to join the Boy Scouts and they would not accept me because I was born a girl. I read all their guide books and would look over my cousin's projects and was very jealous that I was not allowed in.

Heck, I am gonna make sure I buy some cookies this year and send a letter to GSUSA to thank them for standing up against prejudice and setting a great and tolerant example for the people who need it most, the future of our country.

I was so mad when I saw that girl's video.
I posted how angry I was and actually started a 150+ comment discussion on my facebook about it.
I am going to buy the hell out of some cookies this year.

I don't usually buy Girl Scout cookies, but I'm buying some last year. They are completely on the right track by letting, y'know, all the girls who want into their organization into the organization. They're great.

I was in GSUSA when I was a wee one

But my troop closed just after I had been promoted from bottom rank or something, it's kind of fuzzy to me.

I support their decision and I think it's great, really. If I can, I'll definitely be buying some cookies from them.

In a world where it seems a lot of companies are making headlines for being bigoted and exclusionary, it's good to hear about one that's doing something really great like this and being open to everyone!

I wish I could've been a scout!

Can I be a scout scout? We should make scout scouts!

I was a Girl Scout for ten years as a child and I wholeheartedly support their inclusive measures. If only the Boy Scouts had been available to me as a kid, but they've got their own issues these days.

I'm totally in favor of this and I've gone out of my way to find Girl Scout cookies the past couple of years. If they were available all year long, I'd probably buy them all year long.

It's just about that time of year again, so if you'd like to find Girl Scout Cookies in your area, here's a link.

It's a real shame that the Boy Scouts have gone the other way on this. I hope someday, instead of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, that we just have Scouting. For everyone.