Transgender Informative Speech

Today I am going to talk about why I believe that transgender boys should be allowed within the BSA program. I myself have no bad feelings about the LGBT community and even have a few LGBT friends in the program. The reason I believe what BSA is doing is good is due to the fact that within the program there has been a lot of fighting about letting the LGBT into the program. The program is now allowing diversity into the program which is also allowing those who have been at a difference be part of something new.
Over the last few years the BSA program has been allowing both gay boys and adults join the program and even now more and more scouts and adults have come along and are taking advantage of the amazing program scouts is. Transgender
The parents of their youth don’t want their child to feel like whom they are is bad and that they will never be able to fit in.
One story was when last year an eight-year-old transgender Boy Scout in New Jersey was kicked out of his troop. Joe Maldonado was born a girl. He said that “I’m way more angry than sad. My identity is a boy. If I was them I would let every person in the world go in. It’s right to do.”
Now there are those who want transgender scouts and they have made quite a compelling argument. What they are saying is that within the Boy Scouts of America there is a branch known as
They are saying that having a person who use to be a girl and now identifies as a boy is the same as having a Venturing Crew.
Scouting today has found new ways to make the program better for everyone both parents and scouts alike. People have made decide that bringing another group of scouts into the program will make those who look at the program as a one sided activity see that it is quit not what it seems.
In fact one member of the BSA board Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh was quoted saying “Communities and state laws are now interpreting gender identity differently than society did in the past and these new laws vary widely from state to state. Starting today we will accept registration in our Scouting programs based on the gender identity provided on an individual's application. We will also continue to work with families to find Scouting units that are the best fit for their children.” Him saying this made some people feel like the scouting program is doing what they can to open their arms to those families who have transgender scouts who what to be part of their