Will you sign the petition to demand Girl Scouts move their National Convention out of Florida?

Florida is not safe for LGBTQ+ youth right now. [Sign my petition to tell the Girl Scouts Convention Committee: Do everything you can to protect LGBTQ+ Girl Scouts!]( Dear fellow MoveOn member, I am Ember–a National Delegate from Northern California. I am also a queer person who is extremely concerned about the Girl Scouts National Convention taking place in Florida, due to the recent rise in homophobic, transphobic, and racist legislation that's been signed into law by Ron DeSantis in Florida. Our children are not safe in this state.1,2 Many of these violent pieces of legislation directly target and harm children, particularly queer and trans youth. This means that Florida is an unsafe place for LGBTQ+ people, and bringing thousands of Girl Scouts for the National Convention puts us in danger and supports these actions by Florida legislators, showing that there aren't consequences for implementing racist and anti-LGBTQ+ policies. This is why Girl Scouts must move the 2023 National Convention and Phenom out of Florida. [Will you add your name to my petition demanding that the Girl Scouts Convention Committee do everything they can to protect LGBTQ+ Girl Scouts?]( Girl Scouts has been working to be a more inclusive organization, and this is very contrary to that ideal—bringing Girl Scouts of all identities to a place that doesn't embody that value and is an unsafe environment. When a state passes bigoted policies, it empowers people with those beliefs to act on their beliefs, which endangers Girl Scouts going to Florida. Bringing people—especially en masse— supports Florida's right-wing legislators and tells them that their policies and actions are acceptable and that there are not consequences. Girl Scouts' event going to Florida shows immediate disregard for queer and trans members' safety, needs, rights, and humanity. In order to amend this, I believe Girl Scouts must move the 2023 National Convention out of Florida in order to prioritize the needs and safety of queer and trans Girl Scouts. [Sign my petition]( Girl Scouts must take action (not just in words) to protect queer and trans attendees through, but not limited to, transportation from airports to the sites for safety, LGBTQ+ safe break rooms, and gender-inclusive bathrooms at hotels and other centers. Girl Scouts can do better. Girl Scouts must do better. Girl Scouts prides itself on being a youth-oriented and youth-led inclusive organization, and listening to and acting for the needs of their membership on this issue are crucial to demonstrate this. [Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.]( Thanks! –Ember, Girl Scouts National Delegate Sources: 1. "A report details how extremism and hate crimes are on the rise in Florida," WUSF Public Media, September 22, 2022 [ 2. "Jacksonville Jewish, LGBTQ+, FBI leaders react to spike in hate crime reports," News 4 Jax, March 14, 2023 [ You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can [start your own petition here](. Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, we must work to end the filibuster, codify abortion rights into law, and defend our freedoms, our families, and our futures. We can accomplish all this and more, but only if we work together. Will you start a monthly donation right now to power our critical work? Donate: [$5 monthly]( Donate: [$15 monthly]( Donate: [$50 monthly]( [Donate another amount monthly]( [Or make a one-time gift]( Contributions to MoveOn Civic Action are not tax-deductible for income tax purposes. MoveOn.org Civic Action - PO Box 96141, Washington, D.C. 20090-6141. This email was sent to {NAME} on June 23, 2023. To change your email address or update your contact info, [click here](. MoveOn's privacy policy was recently updated. To read our new privacy policy, [click here](. To remove yourself from this list, [click here](.