[AtLast]

I just saw a clip about this a few days ago. I was hoping she would get into the troop. She's a cute kid and really wants to be a girl scout- just like millions of little girls have wanted to.

Yes, the other parents will be the problem if things go wrong here. Not just them among themselves, but some will probably put their poisen into their own kids and those kids will react in the troop.

These things (not just for transgendered kids, but all kids that are "different") usually become cruel and get out of hand via adults, not kids. I hope there are plans to educate about transgenderism among the families and also other parents that support her being in the troop that stand up.

I have to hand it to her Mom- from the little bit covered in the TV story I saw, she knows she is taking on something that could become a mess if not handled right and could be really hard on this little girl. As a parent, this would be so hard- fearing that your kid might be ostricized and at the center of hateful behavior. It is one thing to stand up for your child's rights, but quite another when doing so might put your kid in harms way. There are all of the suicides of trans kids to think about as they have been ridiculed and bullied while growing up. Parents usually want to protect and it is hard enough protecting kids from all of the usual cruelty out there, let alone when they are transgendered and just trying to navigate as a kid in a world that is really not very educated and understanding about gender issues.

It sounded like her Mom has support and she is obviously going to defend her child. But, I know I would be scared for my child. But there are other little girls she is friends with in the troop and from school whose parents are being supportive.