In Reversal, Boy Scouts Will Accept Transgender Kids

The Boy Scouts of America says it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only programs, reports AP. The organization announced Monday that it had made the decision to base enrollment in such programs on the gender a child or parent lists on the application to become a Scout. The organization had previously relied on the gender listed on a child's birth certificate. A spokeswoman for the organization says it made the decision based on states and communities changing how gender is defined. A transgender child in Secaucus, New Jersey, was asked late last year to leave his Scout troop after parents and leaders found out he is transgender.