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Well, it’s about time! Actually about 100 years too long in coming. Glad you reached out and got a statement from Zach Wahls, too.
Right about now a dozen GOP state Governors will have to propose legislation allowing state Boy Scout chapters to disregard national Boy Scout policies on gay scoutmasters.
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the organization’s longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable, and called for change in order to avert potentially destructive legal battles.
Well, his heart’s in the right place.
CAP > BSA there I said it.
Sorry, Dr. Gates.
No ‘local decisions’
Either the policy goes or else the court system end it for you.
But none of this 'local councils can decide" business is acceptable.
As a former (and officially renounced) Eagle Scout, I applaud this decision. The job isn’t done yet, and it won’t be until the Scouts consider all humans as equal and worthy of respect and inclusion, but…it’s a start. For now I’ll be happy for that.
Glancing through a retro Boys Scout handbook you notice how filled it is with skills you must learn and rules you must follow. Apparently gadar was one of the important skills a scout must develop as the rules were clearly spelled out when it came to sexual orientation…scouting was not for all boys!
Until very recently the Boy Scouts have long held on to this antiquated policy reflecting a time when gays were silent and invisible. The change in policy is a good step forward but if the Boy Scouts wish to remain relevant in the modern era they must change their discriminatory and bigoted attitudes towards gay adult leaders.This longtime policy of banning gay troop leaders is as dated and quaint as the retro handbook and the vintage illustrations from Boys Life magazine you can view at