A branch of the Boy Scouts of America in New Jersey has made peace with a 9-year-old transgender boy who was denied from joining the club.
A payment of $18,000 was issued as a form of apology to the family of Joe Maldonado after his mother filed a civil rights complaint, according to ABC News.
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Joe has since been accepted into the Maplewood Cub Scout pack, a nearby club of the mother's choosing. Kristie Maldonado said that her son has been doing "phenomenal" as a member of the Maplewood pack.
A spokeswoman for the Boy Scouts of America said the organization is "happy to welcome Joe and the Maldonado family back into the Scouting community."
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