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Evan Bartlett
Jul 01, 2015
Girl Scouts USA recently announced an official policy of allowing transgender girls to join, and has stuck to its guns in the face of a huge financial incentive to change.
The Western Washington branch of the group, which is similar to the Girl Guides in the UK, was recently given $100,000 but told that it must not use the money to support transgender girls - a donation the group chose to send back.
Girl Scouts is for every girl. And every girl should have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout if she wants to.
- Megan Ferland, Western Washington Girl Scouts CEO (via Seattle Met)
Since then, however, the group has recouped that money through the generous donations of the scores of people who do want to support the Girl Scouts' principle of inclusivity.
Megan Ferland, the branch's CEO, launched an IndieGoGo page asking people to help them re-raise the money they had lost out on.
Our vision at Girl Scouts of Western Washington is that EVERY girl in our region — regardless of her race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or geographic location — is empowered to unleash her potential, build her future and transform her world.
- IndieGoGo page
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