Girl Scouts offers special patch for kids who attend pride events, read LGBTQ materials
ORLANDO, Fla. (FLV) – Girl Scouts of the United States are offering kids a special patch for completing LGBTQ activities, such as attending pride celebrations and reading LGBTQ materials.
According to the Girl Scouts online store, the “LGBTQ+ Pride Month patch” is designed for Girl Scouts of all levels to “honor LGBTQ+ history, to celebrate the diverse cultures and identities of LGBTQ+ people, and to acknowledge the many contributions that the LGBTQ+ community has made and continues to make across our nation.”
The Liberty Counsel said Girl Scouts of America are “pushing the LGBT Agenda” on members with the special patch.
Liberty Counsel Founder Mat Staver said Girls Scouts is pushing the “radical LGBT agenda on innocent girls.”
The Liberty Counsel is a religious liberty organization that engages in litigation related to evangelical Christian values.
“The Girl Scouts USA took a tragic fall when it became a political advocacy group that pushes abortion, sexual promiscuity, and now the radical LGBT agenda on innocent girls. It’s also important to know that the profits from cookie sales go toward harming young girls rather than helping them,” Staver said in a press release.
“I encourage parents to get their precious girls involved in an organization that encourages Christian values such as American Heritage Girls,” he said.
The Girl Scout’s patch is available for any age level. Three activities are required to earn the patch for Girl Scouts from kindergarten through fifth grade. Six activities are required for sixth grade through twelfth grade.
The document lists 20 ways to earn the rainbow-striped patch, including watching a documentary about the creator of the “pride” flag and participating in June “pride” celebrations.
Other activities include reading a children’s book that includes LGBTQ characters or a book that is written by a LGBTQ author.
Florida’s Voice previously reported on a book from the list, I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, which has been challenged in Broward County Schools.
The picture book presents the story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status.
One movie suggested on the list, Milk, is rated for language, some sexual content and brief violence, according to IMDB.
Some of the documentaries suggested on the list are not rated.
Florida’s Voice reached out to Girl Scouts of the United States of America for a response and will update this story if a response is received.
