Most of us are familiar with the organization Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts represent an age range of girls boasting leadership and instilling a number of different skill sets in young women to help them positively through their life both in youth and into adulthood. I myself was a Girl Scout for a number of years of my childhood and though a Girl Scout is most known for their cookies there is a lot more that comes with it. I am an only child and this organization helped me garner different social skills by interacting with other children my age. They held events, ceremonies, trips, and different activities to teach a range of skill sets – many of which I carry with me today. I, as a former Girl Scout, was happy to find out that the organization does not discriminate against the transgender female. For those of you who are not aware, there is a growing number of children who are born one sex but feel completely opposite to their born gender. In the case of the Girl Scout, you can be an accepted member of the organization even if you were born male. There are certain things that must come along with this and there are provisions in place to handle such situations, but the underlying fact is that a little boy, who believes himself female and lives his life as a girl is accepted into the community of Girl Scouts and can learn (along with other young girls) all the positive things the Girl Scouts instill in children.

So, my issue here isn’t with the Girl Scouts, it’s with Rep. Bob Morris from Fort Wayne, IN. The Girl Scouts are hitting their 100th anniversary (I would’ve thought more!) and there is a proclamation in place to honor the group for their service and dedication to young women and the community. Morris could not sign the petition to have the Girl Scouts honored because of their attitudes to transgender and even abortion rights.

Personally, I do believe EVERYONE is entitled to their own opinion. However, I do not believe personal opinions should interfere with the good of the overall population. The fact is, who cares what you think -there are people in the world who ARE transgender who DO practice abortion, who HAVE different religions, and cultures, and ethnicities, etc and they TOO should have the same rights as any one else. They should be ALLOWED to live life freely and in the form they believe is most natural too them without infringing on anyone’s rights and without violence.

Check out the article on globalpost: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120221/lawmaker-says-girl-scouts-destroying-american-fa

Also, check out the Girl Scouts website and see for yourself what they are all about: http://www.girlscouts.org/

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