“Ideally I believe the Boy Scouts should go back to being the Boy Scouts as originally founded, a group that develops boys into men. Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver PostIn a statement released Friday, Scouting America didn’t mention the policy change targeting transgender youths, but it noted its need to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump that targeted diversity, equity and inclusion programs. “Scouting America is one of the most reliable pipelines to the United States Armed Forces our country has ever known,” the organization added. Roger Krone, chief executive officer of Scouting America, describes the design of the organization's flag in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2025. In 2017, the Boy Scouts announced that they would allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in their boys-only programs.

Source: Huffington Post February 27, 2026 20:41 UTC