Boys Scouts of America: No gays!
Silly me.
I really thought the Boy Scouts of America was on its way to not kicking out its members and leaders for being openly gay.
Then we find out that 19-year-old Eagle Scout Eric Jones (pictured) got the boot on Sunday immediately after coming out to his troop leader.
Now this: Earlier today, the Boy Scouts of America announced that after two years of consideration by an 11-member committee, they have no plans to change their anti-gay policy.
Bob Mazzuca, chief scout executive said in a statement: ‘The vast majority of the parents of youth we serve value their right to address issues of same-sex orientation within their family, with spiritual advisors, and at the appropriate time and in the right setting. While a majority of our membership agrees with our policy, we fully understand that no single policy will accommodate the many diverse views among our membership or society.’
See the complete story I’ve written over at Gay Star News.
Comments
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Gaspar Marino says:
I was a boy scout in my youth. I would like to have a nickel for every gay man who was a boy scout in their youth. I could retire a rich man. So hypocritical and homophobic!
Joe says:
Not a surprise to me.