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brennando:

Girl scout boycott: discover “transgenders” in girl scouts.

I am so sickened by this video. I wonder who put her up to this. She has no emotions throughout the video and is clearly reading what she’s saying from a piece of paper. Regardless of that, you would think that someone would research something a bit before taking a stand against it. She wrongly uses the term “transgender boys” when she should be saying “transgender girls.” 

It’s sickening how she has such a problem with trans girls being a part of girl scouts. I want to take a second to say GO GSUSA for supporting trans girls who want to be part of girl scouts. The girl in this video quotes a lot of things that they say about allowing trans girls to participate and they’re all awesome. “If a little girl says she feels like a girl, that’s all that matters to us.” I love it. Thank you. Thank you for being smart and accepting. It’s really that easy.

The girl talks about “safety issues” and the fact that “they’re really just little boys who want to be girls.” Okay, safety issues? Bull. People don’t identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth so that they can go about molesting people or whatever it is she thinks about it being a “safety issue.” Little girls won’t feel comfortable talking about girl issues with a little boy around? SHE is not a little boy! That’s the entire point, honey. Trans people are very much real. We’re not “pretending” to be a different gender so we can trick people or do horrible things and whatnot. No, that’s not what being transgender means. No, we are NOT a threat to your “safety.” The only problem with this situation is you. 

“They’re really just little boys who want to be girls.”

“You can’t prove that these people will grow up to identify as transgender and/or gay.”

Okay, first off, we need to have a little lesson on gender and sex. There’s a lot to say on this stuff, but I’ll water it down a bit for you. Gender and sex are two different things. Gender (gender identity) is how you feel about your gender in your head, in the way that you interact with the world, etc. Sex deals with the body parts that someone has. When I say that gender and sex are two different things, this is what I mean: I am a guy who is transgender. That means that although I was assigned female at birth (because I had a vagina), I identify as male. I have a vagina and I am a guy. See? It’s actually pretty simple. It isn’t some weird freaky thing like you want to believe. 

When she says that one can’t prove that these people will grow up to identify as trans, that could be true. But that is irrelevant. So what if a little girl is a girl and goes on to later identify as something else? It doesn’t change the fact that she once identified as a girl and therefore participated in a certain activity. Just stop. It’s not even a big deal. I promise.

Instead of spreading hate, intolerance, and ignorance, do some research. Lighten up. Be a little more open-minded. At the very least, know what you’re talking about before you try to take a stand against it.

Trans people deal with enough hate and violence daily. The fact that you think that trans people shouldn’t be able to participate in an activity that’s supposed to promote being caring and helpful is just sad.