Until now, the Boy Scouts of America organization has been firm in sticking to its policy that forbids not only gay scout leaders, but also gay boys as members. Just last year, they "emphatically reaffirmed" the policy of excluding them.
Last weekend, a news story reported that a local cub scout troup in Maryland was threatened with losing its charter unless it removed a non-discriminatory statement from its website, which had been overwhelmingly approved by parents of this troop's cub scouts.
Now it seems that the BSA is reconsidering its policy. It would remove the national ban and leave it to local groups.
It's about time. Welcome to the 21st century, BSA.
Ralph
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