The Boy Scouts of America has operated for over 100 years on the idea of teaching young men how to be responsible as well as  helping them develop important skills that can be used later in life. The group is well known for its conservative ideas, so the move to allow girls to join the organization intended for boys has caused massive controversy. Many people are calling out the Boy Scouts for allowing a more diverse group of people to join for the purpose of increasing their own number of members, rather than trying to increase equality. The chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, Michael Surbaugh issued a statement saying “Families today are busier and more diverse than ever. Most are dual-earners and there are more single-parent households than ever before, making convenient programmes that serve the whole family more appealing.” This has not been the first progressive move In 2013 the Boy Scouts decided to end the ban on allowing gay young men to join the group. And in early 2017 they began to allow transgenders to join as well. Although, this is the first move that allows a complete other gender to join the organization, that’s namesake specifies the male gender.

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