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And somewhere (we all know this will happen) some troop or pack is going to resist making themselves coed, because they were promised by BSA they have the option of remaining single gender.  And that girl(s)' familiy(ies) are going to go to the media, and the Boy Scouts and that specific Scout troop  in particular is going to get savaged in the media, called sexist, misogynistic, etc, when ll they wanted to do was to continue with and reap the benefits of single gender scouting as they were promised by BSA they would be allowed to do.[/quote]

Nothing has been decided, but my understanding was what is being proposed would be decided by charter organization -- do you want to have a Cub Scout for Boys Only pack, a Cub Scout for Girls Only Pack, or a Cub Scout for Families pack, with separate Boy and Girl dens.

So in that scenario, the Smithfield Methodist Church could decide to charter a Cub Scout for Familes pack that meets Wednesday nights 6 to 7 PM and includes dinner; whereas the St. Smyrna Baptist Church might decide to have a Cub Scouts for Girls pack meet Tuesday nights because the families there are not interested in Girl Scouts for whatever reason.  And over across town, the Smithfield American Legion might have a thriving Cub Scout for Boys pack that leads up to a Boy Scout troop, and they might just decide to stick with that.    Younger sisters of the Cubs might put some pressure on that pack to go coed, but there would be two alternatives in town....If the Cub Scout for Families option however proves the most attractive to parents and they manage to provide a fun, thriving program as a result, more and more families would probably be attracted to that pack.   [/quote]

But that is not what is going to happen.

Not every town is like here where there are multiple options for each activities. Our neighborhood has around a dozen boy scout troops within a five minute drive. My home town and many other have one, maaybe two. What you are going to have in many parts of the country is a situation where a girl who wants to be a Boy Scout will need to drive 45 minutes or more to find a troop that accepts girls.

So what are these girls going to do? They are going to fight (and likely take it online, viral or to the media) to fight to force these single gender Boy Cout troops to become coed. Separate but equal will not be equal or fair at all, especially as it takes time to get a critical mass of people to create a program. Tye first time a girl is told they cannot join their local Boy Scout troop or Cub Scout pack and have to drive an hour to find a girls' Boy Scout troop or coed Cub Scout den, there is going to be a huge battle, bigger than what they dealt with on the gay scout issue because BSA is starting off by telling people they can have separate, boy only Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Tuey are opening Pandora's box and it is not going to result in the membership bump they are hoping for.[/quote]

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