Boy Scouts Consider an End to Ban on Gay Leaders, Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America affirmed its ban on gay scouts and leaders in July of 2012.
A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America has told USA Today that the organization may announce a change to its policy on gay scouts and leaders as early as next week. The spokesperson said BSA would allow gay scouts and troop leaders, which is an about face for the organization. "The policy change under discussion would allow the religious, civic, or educational organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting to determine how to address this issue," BSA spokesman Deron Smith said in a statement to USA Today. Remember you can like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HazelwoodPatch. Don't forget to visit Twitter: twitter.com/HazelwoodPatch, or signup for the Hazelwood Patch newsletter here. In July 2012, the Boy Scouts of …
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Ashley Nevilles
1:05 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Here is my problem, people are equating being a pedophile with being gay. They don't go hand in hand. These individuals that victimized these children don't always identify as being gay. So banning gay individuals is very prejudicial. Being gay doesn't mean you are perverted. And being a gay man doesn't mean you want every man in your path. Grow up folks. more ›