Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts; Gay Adults Still Barred From Leadership Roles
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The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles.
The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as no surprise to gay rights advocates, who hailed it as a first step to ending discriminatory practices in the 103-year-old organization.
The ruling by secret ballot at a national convention in Dallas means that mothers like Jennifer Tyrrell, who is a lesbian, will still be excluded from the Boy Scouts.
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Tyrrell was let go as an Ohio den leader of her 8-year-old son Cruz's Cub Scout pack last year because she was gay, but she applauds what she sees as a "temporary" policy..
They will go from celebrated Eagle Scout when they're 17 years old to basically not being welcome anymore once the clock strikes 12 and they're 18 years old."
That's excellent, but don't cheer loudly for them just yet.
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The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles.
This is no better or no more a step towards equality than a "Whites Only" section of a restaurant though. It still sends the message that homosexuality is wrong, it's just that they're willing to look away until the kids turn 18. Then they get to be treated as second class citizens again.
Trash organization that I got the top rank from. I was closeted but wish I had come out just for them. They are outdated anyway and don't teach anything relevant anymore.
