Remember the case of the 8-year-old boy who was recently kicked out of a New Jersey Cub Scouts troop because he's a trans kid? Turns out that the Boy Scouts of America have come out as an organization in favor of letting trans boys into the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts:
The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs... The organization had previously held a policy that relied on the gender listed on a child's birth certificate for those programs. Rebecca Rausch, a spokeswoman for the organization, emailed a statement Monday. She said the organization's leadership had considered a recent case in Secaucus, New Jersey, where an 8-year-old transgender child had been asked to leave his Scout troop after parents and leaders found out he is transgender, but the change was made because of the larger conversation about gender identity going on around the country.
"For more than 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America, along with schools, youth sports and other youth organizations, have ultimately deferred to the information on an individual's birth certificate to determine eligibility for our single-gender programs," the statement said. "However, that approach is no longer sufficient as communities and state laws are interpreting gender identity differently, and these laws vary widely from state to state." Rausch said the enrollment decision goes into effect immediately. "Our organization's local councils will help find units that can provide for the best interest of the child," the statement said.So individual troops still might oppose trans boys, but they are being encouraged to help these boys seek out and find troops that are fine with trans boys.