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WOKE: Boy Scouts Of America Changing Name To “More Inclusive” Scouting America
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades […]
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Boy Scouts of America to officially change name to Scouting America in 2025
New name reflects growing membership of girls and openly gay youth, as well attempts to rebrand after sexual abuse scandal involving adult scout leaders
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Boy Scouts of America changes name to 'Scouting America' to be 'more inclusive'
The organization began welcoming homosexual-identifying boys in 2013, halted its ban on gay adult scout masters in 2015, announced in 2017 that girls who identify as 'transgender' could enter boys-only programs, and fully opened its membership to girls in 2018.