The Girl Scouts of America have once again proven their organization’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and it has paid off in a big way.
This past spring, the Girl Scouts of Western Washington received a generous donation of $100,000 from a donor (the Girl Scouts of Western Washington have chosen to keep his identity private). This large sum of money would cover about a quarter of what the group raises each year to fund its various activities. But in late May, the donor contacted the organization with a request: “Please guarantee that our gift will not be used to support transgender girls. If you can’t, please return the money.”
Megan Ferland, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington, was understandably upset by the letter, explaining, “Girl Scouts is for every girl, and that is every girl regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion. Every girl is every girl.”
