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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 31 Dec 2016

    An 8-year-old was told to leave his Cub Scout troop because he is transgender http://nyti.ms/2hFaW85 pic.twitter.com/Jir463gTcF

    1:15 PM - 31 Dec 2016
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      2. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        @realliquidsaint @nytimes scouts in the U.K. is open to girls and boys because why would you care

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Tippy Falmouth‏ @TippyFalmouth 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste @nytimes @realliquidsaint

        Because here the left uses stupid stuff like this to take focus of larger issues.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @TippyFalmouth @nytimes @realliquidsaint

        I suggest you get a bit modern and end segregation.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Tippy Falmouth‏ @TippyFalmouth 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste @nytimes @realliquidsaint

        Who's segregating? Cub scouts or brownies? Pick a lane, can't be both.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @TippyFalmouth @nytimes

        mate we live on a sphericalish rock spinning through space. Life is short. Let whoever wants to join the scouts join

        2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      7. Tippy Falmouth‏ @TippyFalmouth 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste @nytimes

        Yes we have one for boys and one for girls they're both scouts. Happy New Year by the way.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @TippyFalmouth

        why? Why on earth would you separate on grounds of external genitalia? So weird. Eeeeuuuuuwww weirding me out. So not Scout.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Space Elf, 1/1024th Elf/Squirrel/Pepe 100% Crazy‏ @TheRogue_Elf 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        How does an 8 year old decide their gender?

        6 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
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      1. Expergefio‏ @Expergefio1 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Sick times. Used to have boyish cousin, liked to wear boy clothes etc. Nowadays she's normal woman with kids. Kids are persuaded...

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      2. emily‏ @noitsreallyemi 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        the people on this comment thread are so damn backwards. Not your life, not your problem. Child isn't hurting anyone. Get over it 🙄

        4 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Cigar City Girl‏ @cigarcitygirl 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @noitsreallyemi @nytimes

        the comments here hurt my heart. The world is a f'd up place.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Sam Stone‏ @samstonen 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @LRwriter @nytimes

        I only knew I was a boy because of what was between my legs, aside from that I viewed everyone more or less equal. He's 8

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      1. haley‏ @haleyhaley2012 31 Dec 2016
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        Leave the trans people alone, they are not hurting anyone, they really suffer and why would you want hurt them? Happy New Year!

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      1. SeriousJaccount‏ @Jseriousaccount 31 Dec 2016
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        If you're actually a girl and join the boy scouts you kind of had to see they might have a problem with that.

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      2. Steven‏ @MaVASteve 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        "she"

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      2. Based Angry Tax Payer‏ @realliquidsaint 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Good, because "he's" female

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @realliquidsaint @nytimes

        scouts in the U.K. is open to girls and boys because why would you care

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Based Angry Tax Payer‏ @realliquidsaint 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste

        This happened in New Jersey and he tried to join the "Boy Scouts ".

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      5. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @realliquidsaint

        so nineteenth century. No one does sex segregation anymore.

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      6. GalanT‏ @GTURN66 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste @realliquidsaint

        normal people do

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      7. archangel‏ @mortaltaste 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @GTURN66 @realliquidsaint

        laughing so hard bless you.

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      8. GalanT‏ @GTURN66 31 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mortaltaste @realliquidsaint

        you would

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