Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts

[TrogL]

Source: Associated Press

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal.

Under the proposal drafted by the Scouts' governing board, gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.


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[onehandle]

1. Teh Gay wants our Citizenship badges. nt

[alp227]

2. A GREAT day in American history. The homophobic parents can just leave

and turn the BSA into a more accepting, reality-based organization while the bigoted fundiegelical parents can branch off into their own underground scouting orgs.

[markpkessinger]

17. It's a small step in the right direction . . .

. . . but the organization's bigotry remains well intact. Since the policy against openly LGBT adult leaders/volunteers remains intact, what kind of message to you think that sends to young gay boys? Frankly, all the BSA has done with this move is to embrace the pathology model of homosexuality; they are "tolerating" openly gay boys because they don't want to be seen as intolerant of folks who are gay because 'they can't help it." As a gay man, and a former Boy Scout, I say thanks but no thanks.

[brooklynite]

3. Just as long as they're not ATHEIST Gays....

[SleeplessinSoCal]

4. This is pretty amazing.

I recall watching a documentary about 12 years ago on gays in Texas whose own families had rejected them because of their religious beliefs. It's actually quite monumental.

[msongs]

5. so now that scouts/scout leaders can target the gay kids, how will they be treated then? nt

[MNBrewer]

6. The beginning of the end for their exclusionary, right wing era

They will evolve. The writing was on the wall for their eventual demise as a broadly accepted social group. They chose to embrace change today. Change doesn't stop.

[Faygo Kid]

7. FReepers aren't happy

This one really activates their hatred button.

Since that's the only button they have, they may as well enjoy wallowing in it as usual.

[postulater]

8. The Eagle Scout in the photo is a friend of my daughter.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57585844/boy-scouts-to-vote-on-allowing-openly-gay-members/

He grew up in a small town in Wisconsin.

The troop knew he was gay and was also an excellent scout.

He was honored by Gov Walker a couple months ago, photo and all, tongue in cheek all the while.

[uppityperson]

9. Good. About damn time for the kids but wtf for the leaders?

[iandhr]

11. Since when has progress been smooth?

This is a victory but there is more work to do.

[Gore1FL]

10. Part way there, at least.

One day the BSA will allow people like Scouting founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell to become leaders...

[aikoaiko]

12. A big and important step toward correcting BSA prejudice and discrimination.

Soon the contradiction will resolves between boys and adults as the boys become eagle scouts and eventually adults.

I'm an Eagle Scout and I am proud of this change even as I expect more.

[masmdu]

13. I'll let my son join when they also allow gay leaders and atheist...

Not until then.

[marshall]

14. My son's scout leader is transgender

They're already there, whether folks are aware of it or not.

[AngryOldDem]

15. Since this doesn't include adults, I see no reason to applaud this decision.

Everyone should be accepted. EVERY-ONE.

[circlethesquare]

16. Is This the End? Boy Scouts to Accept Openly Gay Members

From: www.davidpakman.com