Joe Maldonado is a transgender boy who led the way to Monday's decision allowing scouts just like him into the 107-year-old organization.
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Maldonado and his parents filed a legal complaint after he was asked to leave his Cub Scout troop in New Jersey.
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The family says other parents and leaders forced the 8-year-old boy out after they found out he was born a girl.
Now, the Boy Scouts of America have reversed course, ending its previous membership police that relied on the gender listed on a child's birth certificate for registration.
Officials at the organization now say any child identifying as a boy will be permitted to enroll as a scout.
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Maldonado said he hopes he and other transgender scouts are accepted just the way they are.
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"I want them to be comfortable with how I am, what my destiny is, and what my identity is," he said.
The decision by national Boy Scout leaders in only the latest in a string of new policies regarding gender identity and sexuality.
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In 2013, the Boy Scouts paved the way for openly gay youth to join the organization.
Then, in 2015, the scouts ended a blanket ban on gay adults service as troop leaders and volunteers.
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