When most people think of the Girl Scouts, they picture cookies, camping trips, and life lessons about responsibility.
But for one mom in New Jersey, the experience turned into something much different.
Alexandra Bougher, a local chapter chair with Moms for Liberty, says she and her daughter were kicked out of the Girl Scouts because she refused to promote LGBTQ “Pride” messaging to her troop.
According to reporting from The Daily Signal, Bougher had been a troop leader for years. Her daughter had been in the program since kindergarten.
But trouble started when the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey posted an LGBTQ graphic online this summer. Bougher replied that “WE DO NOT talk about this with our troop.”
Not long after, she got a call saying she was expelled as a leader – and her daughter was no longer welcome in the Girl Scouts either.
“They told me over the phone that I was no longer allowed to be a leader,” Bougher said. “Not only that, but my daughter cannot be a member.”
The group cited a violation of its “code of conduct” tied to something she had posted on social media but refused to clarify exactly which post.
Bougher believes it was her refusal to push Pride messaging that got her blacklisted.
This isn’t just about one mom. It highlights how even long-standing American institutions are pushing progressive politics.
Girl Scouts USA openly supported Black Lives Matter during the 2020 riots and has been more vocal about LGBTQ issues in recent years.
Critics say the group is becoming more of a political advocacy group than a place for girls to learn leadership and life skills.
Here in Nevada, parents are starting to notice the same trend in other youth organizations.
Clark County School District, for example, has faced pushback for weaving gender identity discussions into classrooms while struggling with low test scores and high teacher turnover.
Parents say groups like the Girl Scouts should focus on teaching kids skills – not pushing politics.
Bougher’s troubles didn’t stop with the expulsion.
Earlier this year, she spoke out against a church that raised an LGBTQ flag, saying she believed the flag was linked to “minor-attracted persons.”
The church denied that, but the criticism triggered backlash. She says she started receiving death threats online.
Then things escalated further: someone “swatted” her home, making a false police report that brought five police cars and a SWAT team to her door.
“We had five police cars outside,” she told The Daily Signal. “A false prank caller had caused the whole SWAT team to come to our house.”
No mom should face that kind of intimidation for speaking her mind.
Nevada families should pay attention because this is part of a larger pattern. National organizations are drifting left, and parents who disagree are being silenced or pushed out.
Whether it’s Girl Scouts, public schools, or even sports leagues, conservative parents are increasingly being told to either accept the progressive agenda or leave.
Governor Joe Lombardo has tried to push back against some of this, supporting parental rights legislation and efforts to increase school choice.
Moms for Liberty has active chapters here in Nevada, and many parents are joining because they feel their voices are being ignored by big institutions.
Girl Scouts officials didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment about Bougher’s expulsion.
Supporters of the decision argue that organizations have the right to enforce codes of conduct and maintain inclusive environments.
But for many parents, “inclusion” seems to only work one way. Speak out against progressive orthodoxy, and you’re the one who gets excluded.
At the end of the day, parents sign their kids up for Girl Scouts to learn about honesty, service, and citizenship.
Instead, one New Jersey mom found herself expelled, threatened, and even swatted – all because she wouldn’t go along with Pride politics.
If it can happen to her, it can happen anywhere.
Nevada parents should take notice and ask themselves: are these organizations really serving our kids, or are they serving a political agenda?
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