A Trans* Girl Scout's response to GSUSA_Transgenders

Now captioned! I am not a transgender woman, I am a queer and transmasculine/genderqueer former Girl Scout. (she/her pronouns pleez)

The video I am responding to can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y514LSe8FWk (TRIGGER WARNING transphobic/cissexist language)

Sex ed and repro rights for all!

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• girl
• scouts
• cookie
• boycott
• transgender
• boys
• girls
• lgbt
• queer
• gsusa
• response

[HouseMyMy]

Why didn't you join boy scouts? Once your gender identity had changed, why did you not at the very least leave girl scouts? Sounds hypocritical to me.

[lewistheclark]

@HouseMyMy Women's institutions have generally been the most welcoming places for me, trans* men, and other gender variants, as ironic as it sounds. In fact I currently attend a women's college. Also, here are infinite reasons why I would stay in a troop comprised of the friends I'd known my whole life.

[panthergirl1256]

I really like your response! Like others have said, I like that you responded so calmly.

I have a general question. I support the LGBTQ community, but unfortunately, I'm not familiar with a lot of the terms used to describe the members of that community. When you say that you're "queer and transmasculine/genderqueer," what does that mean? I've seen those terms before but I don't know what they mean.

[lewistheclark]

@panthergirl1256 A little googling goes a long way, and self education is the purest form of allyship. But if I were to suggest a site, genderqueerid(dot)com is good for the definitions you are seeking.

[junkiextrash]

BUY ALL THE GIRLSCOUT COOKIES :D

[eatingcookies]

I have to say, I really respect your ability to respond without any type of inflammatory language or anger. Thanks for sharing!

[SabrinaSmiles234]

you are like.. uhm cute<3

[AlexandriaUrssa]

@Loofabits bwahahaha NEVER! (insert chopping sounds here)

[AlexandriaUrssa]

@Cuddlessteel I think we both did hun lol.

[AlexandriaUrssa]

@HappyHansha And when you get to that day let me know, we will sit and have tea as siblings of the universe n.n

[Loofabits]

damnit will you people stop cutting those onions in here {sniffsniff}

[notwhatitseems]

@usaf317 Heaven forbid a culture of acceptance and love take place! Nooo, that would be awful and against everything Jesus taught!

[Cronicwisdom]

insert ignorant comment here -->

i hate you

[khavigoback]

<3

[zfreak33]

Remember people there's a difference between sex and gender. Sex, is anatomical and gender, is you're identity in society. You can be male/female or both and identify with the opposite gender. We all need to lose the hang-ups about what's in our pants and which way we identify; the world would be a much nicer place...

[Cuddlessteel]

Hey...do we transfolk ever get a copy of this agenda by the way? Because I'm part of the t in lgbt...technically as a transwoman with a wife I'm in the L part too...and I never got the agenda...did I miss that meeting?