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Can girls join the Boy Scouts of America?
On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts of America announced it will soon allow girls to join the organization as Cub Scouts and earn the rank of Eagle Scout, marking a significant policy shift in the organization’s over 100-year history.
What is Girl Scouts for girls?
Girl Scouts provides a place for girls to support and encourage one another in a pressure-free environment without boys. The girl-defined and girl-led aspects of Girl Scouts are crucial to what we offer — particularly for girls who don’t have access to single-gender environments offered in the private school system.
What happened to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts?
The British Boy Scouts developed boy scouting movements in other places and the Girl Guides developed girl scout movements in other places—and they weren’t always at the same time. There might be a year or two lag between a boys movement and a girls movement.
Can the Boy Scouts open up membership to transgender members?
It’s the latest move by the organization to attempt to open up its membership. In 2013, the organization lifted the ban on openly gay scouts and in 2015, ended the prohibition on gay leaders. Earlier this year, the Boy Scouts of America also said it will allow scout members that self-identify as male, creating room for transgender members.
What’s the relationship between the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts like?
Proctor: From the beginnings of the two movements, there’s been friction. In the 1920s, the Boy Scouts actually sued the Girl Scouts in court over the name “scout.” They thought it was a male term. There were legal battles—and battles in the media—over this. In some countries, there’s a closer relationship between the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
What does ‘Scouts BSA’ mean?
As of Friday, the organization’s older youth program, “Boy Scouts,” will be called “Scouts BSA” – a change meant to welcome both boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17.
Is BSA a ‘single-gender’ organization?
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) issued a statement that didn’t name BSA, but said that the “benefit of the single-gender environment has been well-documented by educators, scholars, other girl- and youth-serving organizations, and Girl Scouts and their families.”