Category: girls in BSA
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The case for equity and inclusion: Ending BSA’s specious coed ban
In 2018 and 2019, BSA allowed girls into its boys-only programs. This inclusion was accompanied by a ban on coed Cub Scout dens or coed Scouts BSA troops. The coed ban is specious: It rests on misinformation and on sexist, racist, and harmful folklore. Its pile-on effects reduce youth safety, harm members, and harm the…
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Linked-troop model is usually best for new girl-troops
UPDATE (2023-04-05): BSA used misinformation and toxic, racist, and sexist folklore to ban a coed-troop option. This is wrong and must stop. The right option is to allow coed. ORIGINAL: BSA’s Boy Scout program, for ages 11-17, includes girls starting February 1, 2019. It also gets a new name: Scouts BSA. While Scouts BSA troops…