Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America Has Removed Its Ban On Openly Gay Scouts

A statue titled ''Trail to Manhood'' stands outside the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas in this picture taken May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Prengler

ONE STEP FORWARD

The roughly 1,400 voting members of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) National Council voted 61-38 percent Thursday to end the ban on gay youth participating in the program, but reaffirmed their policy of mandatory discrimination against LGBT leaders and volunteers.

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