Boy Scouts

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Girls are already joining Cub Scouts, and will be allowed to join the Boy Scouts as of Next year when the program will change its name.

The Boy Scouts of America announced last week that they will allow girls go join the Cub Scouts starting next year.

Since both scout groups are experiencing sharp drops in membership, having co-ed scout troops could also be a cost cutting move as well.

There is no word on whether the Girl Scouts will start accepting boys or if the BSA has any plans to change their name.

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The organization's leadership had considered a recent case in Secaucus, New Jersey, where an 8-year-old transgender child had been asked to leave his Scout troop after parents and leaders found out he is transgender.

Comic Julia Scotti, a trans woman, says the Boy Scouts are teaching an 8-year-old boy the wrong lesson — that he's different.

Joe Maldonado was kicked out of his local Secaucus pack once parents began complaining that he was born a girl.

While the Boy Scouts have relaxed their anti-gay policy, voting in 2015 to allow gay leaders, they do not mention a transgender policy.