http://stlouisreview.com/article/2016-02-21/abp-carlson-pushes
The relationship between Girl Scouts and WAGGGS
Girl Scouts USA is one of the founding members of WAGGGS. GSUSA is also the largest member organization of WAGGGS, contributing somewhere around 25% of the total population of the membership. As an organization, WAGGGS is well known to be an advocate for sexual and reproductive rights, even for youth. We often hear the term “reproductive rights" from these organizations, and it can be somewhat ambiguous; what these groups are really advocating for is access to abortion and birth control. WAGGGS delegates often include members of GSUSA. WAGGGS states on their website that they speak on "behalf of their nearly 10 million girl members". Certainly, WAGGS does not represent its Catholic girl members in this regard.
As the largest member of WAGGGS, we would ask GSUSA to use their lobbying power to put an end to this sad and misguided advocacy.
Transgender and Homosexual Concerns
There is an ever growing concern about GSUSA and their position on transgendered youth. Recently Girl Scouts gained national media attention by refusing a gift of $100,000 that was pledged with the stipulation that it "wouldn't support transgender girls". Since the funds were designated this way, Girl Scouts declined the gift and instead used the national media attention to raise over $300,000 with the tagline that Girl Scouts is "for every girl."
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Troops in Utah have recently been formed exclusively to reach out to transgendered youth. Internal policies in Girl Scouts has even suggested that some parents and troop leaders should not be informed if there is a transgender child in their troop. While we are firm in our conviction that all girls should have access to leadership and formational programs, we believe that the invitation of young boys living socially as girls into these programs is not healthy for the boy or the other girls in the troop.
http://archstl.org/scouting
The relationship between Girl Scouts and WAGGGS
Girl Scouts USA is one of the founding members of WAGGGS. GSUSA is also the largest member organization of WAGGGS, contributing somewhere around 25% of the total population of the membership. As an organization, WAGGGS is well known to be an advocate for sexual and reproductive rights, even for youth. We often hear the term “reproductive rights" from these organizations, and it can be somewhat ambiguous; what these groups are really advocating for is access to abortion and birth control. WAGGGS delegates often include members of GSUSA. WAGGGS states on their website that they speak on "behalf of their nearly 10 million girl members". Certainly, WAGGS does not represent its Catholic girl members in this regard.
As the largest member of WAGGGS, we would ask GSUSA to use their lobbying power to put an end to this sad and misguided advocacy.
Transgender and Homosexual Concerns
There is an ever growing concern about GSUSA and their position on transgendered youth. Recently Girl Scouts gained national media attention by refusing a gift of $100,000 that was pledged with the stipulation that it "wouldn't support transgender girls". Since the funds were designated this way, Girl Scouts declined the gift and instead used the national media attention to raise over $300,000 with the tagline that Girl Scouts is "for every girl."
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Troops in Utah have recently been formed exclusively to reach out to transgendered youth. Internal policies in Girl Scouts has even suggested that some parents and troop leaders should not be informed if there is a transgender child in their troop. While we are firm in our conviction that all girls should have access to leadership and formational programs, we believe that the invitation of young boys living socially as girls into these programs is not healthy for the boy or the other girls in the troop.
http://archstl.org/scouting