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Coverage dated February 26, 2026

Transgender youths targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by Pentagon

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

Transgender youths are being targeted in changes to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Pete Hegseth said Friday.

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Transgender youths targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by Pentagon (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Transgender youths are being targeted in changes to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Pete Hegseth said Friday.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain support from US military (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Scouting America will alter several policies to maintain its support from the U.S. military.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon has taken aim at the military’s partnership with Scouting America, decrying its historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts and other changes in recent years that he sees as part of “woke culture” efforts that he wants to root out.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Transgender youths targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The changes include a requirement members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

  5. Military Times

    Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by Pentagon (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon has taken aim at the military’s partnership with Scouting America.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Under Hegseth, the Pentagon has taken aim at the military’s partnership with Scouting America, decrying its historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts is part of “woke culture” efforts.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    The Pentagon says Scouting America could lose military support unless it changes (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Scouting America should drop its rebrand and warns the Pentagon may cut support if changes fall short.

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