[ntuch]

What if it turns out that there is a deep-seated psychological need present in many (NOT ALL) humans to participate in peer groups defined along lines of gender - and what if it turns out that if society denies them acceptable outlets for this need, that they fill the need by joining socially unacceptable groups (ie. gangs)? If we suspect that this psychological need is present, do we persist in denying acceptable outlets for it?

[Waterluvian]

So in fewer words you're asking, "what if by allowing girls into scouts, boy scouts will be driven to join gangs?"

[pretendscholar]

You should be charitable with the way you interpret what people say. That person probably meant "e.g. gangs." I find it frustrating how combative people are when discussing anything on the fringes of what is socially acceptable to say.

[tenaciousDaniel]

Gangs may not be the best example, but your interpretation is a mangled version of what op actually said. Clearly we don't know the long term ramifications of these changes. And we're sprinting towards these changes at high speed and acting like we know everything we need to know about gender. We don't.

We don't know whether it's merely a social construction or something deeper. And if it turns out to be something deeper, then we run the risk of fucking up a generation of kids.

[ntuch]

That was a poor attempt at argument by ridicule. You didn't actually address anything I said.