Following an announced rebrand of Boy Scouts of America to “Scouting America,” right-wing pundits and outlets used the name change as a thinly veiled pretext to push anti-LGBTQ messaging.
Though the stated purpose of the organization’s rebrand is to reflect “the continuing efforts to welcome everyone to experience the benefits of Scouting … as the organization celebrates the fifth anniversary of welcoming girls into Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA programs,” reactionary influencers are attempting to deride the organization as the “Trans Scouts,” and claiming it is promoting “woke gender ideology.”