Thursday, October 27, 2011
Girl Scouts Allow 7-Year-Old Boy to Join Because He is ‘Living Life as a Girl’
(CNSNews.com) - The Girl Scouts of Colorado are allowing a 7-year-old boy to join a local troop because he is “living life as a girl.”
“We make the distinction that if a child is living life as a girl and the family brings the child to us and says my daughter wants to be a Girl Scout, we welcome her,” Rachelle Trujillo, vice president of communications with Girl Scouts of Colorado told CNSNews.com.
On Tuesday, 9news.com, a Denver-based television station, initially reported the story of the 7-year-old boy, Bobby Montoya. His mother, Felisha Archuleta, said a local troop leader told her Bobby could not join the troop because he was a boy...[Full Article]
(CNSNews.com) - The Girl Scouts of Colorado are allowing a 7-year-old boy to join a local troop because he is “living life as a girl.”
“We make the distinction that if a child is living life as a girl and the family brings the child to us and says my daughter wants to be a Girl Scout, we welcome her,” Rachelle Trujillo, vice president of communications with Girl Scouts of Colorado told CNSNews.com.
On Tuesday, 9news.com, a Denver-based television station, initially reported the story of the 7-year-old boy, Bobby Montoya. His mother, Felisha Archuleta, said a local troop leader told her Bobby could not join the troop because he was a boy...[Full Article]
Labels: Colorado, gender neutral, Girl Scouts, transgender
Sunday, June 26, 2011
No 'him' or 'hers' allowed: Is a gender-free preschool going too far?
The Globe and Mail
In the latest attempt toward creating a gender-neutral world, a preschool in Sweden has banned the words “him” and “her.” The school – called Egalia – has developed a comprehensive policy to avoid instilling gender stereotypes in its students – from the colour of the toys to the careful placement of building blocks next to the kitchen, to avoid any cooking-versus-construction bias. There’s no Snow White on the shelves – or any fairy tales for that matter – nearly all the books deal with homosexual couples, single parents or adopted children...[Full Article]
The Globe and Mail
In the latest attempt toward creating a gender-neutral world, a preschool in Sweden has banned the words “him” and “her.” The school – called Egalia – has developed a comprehensive policy to avoid instilling gender stereotypes in its students – from the colour of the toys to the careful placement of building blocks next to the kitchen, to avoid any cooking-versus-construction bias. There’s no Snow White on the shelves – or any fairy tales for that matter – nearly all the books deal with homosexual couples, single parents or adopted children...[Full Article]
Labels: gender neutral, gendercide, Sweden
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