They Have Changed

They used to ban us and gays, then it changed slowly over time to where they now have trans scouts.

Local trans woman Eagle Scout receives medal, reflects on path to achievement
KXAN
By Todd Bailey
October 22, 2020


AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beatrix Jackman was nearly speechless.

“I don’t even know what to say.”

Her mask fell off because she was smiling so much over her gift — one she rightfully earned.

“Thank you to everybody who has helped me along this path.”

Jackman, 19, is officially an Eagle Scout as a member of Scouts BSA Troop 2019. She received her Eagle award Thursday morning outside her home in north central Austin. Capitol Area Council’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations Charles Mead surprised her and her mom Julie Ziegelman with the medal and certificate.
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“Their response was that I could either keep presenting as male there, I could do lone Scouting, or I could quit,” she said.

She chose the latter, leaving Scouting for a while but decided to return when news of transgender boys being allowed in circulated. However, she had to wait until transgender girls were allowed in 2019.

“Why come back? It was important for me to finish. It was important for me to blaze this path so others could follow,” Jackman said.

That is what I was wondering, why any girl would want join the Boy Scouts. But they do allow girls to join now because of the dwindling number of boys who are going into scouting and that is their choice to make and if they want to join the Boy Scouts so be it.

Jackman is in the process of the City of Austin honoring her for being one of the first trans women to earn Eagle Scout as a part of the Capitol Area Council’s and nation’s inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.

PFLAG’s Austin chapter will also honor her. According to the group’s website, PFLAG is the first and largest organization for LGBTQ+, including their family members and allies. It sports more than 400 chapters and 200,000 members across the country.

An article in Upworthy said,

In a press release to Upworthy, Anna Nguyen, the president of PFLAG Austin, said: "We are very proud to have been a part of Ms. Jackman's journey and we are happy to have assisted her in her challenge of becoming one of the first female Eagle Scouts… 

At one time the Boy Scouts wanted nothing to do with trans scouts but the times they’re a changing.