Local Boy Scout Pack Supports Re-Considering Ban on Gays
Boy Scouts of America will take up the issue at is national board meeting next week.
Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to a news release from the organization Monday. Under the change now being discussed, local Councils would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue — either maintaining an exclusion of gays or opening up their membership. Monday's announcement of the possible change comes after years of protests over the policy — including petition campaigns that have prompted some corporations to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts. Receive breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter here In Sept. 2012, Framingham Patch reported more than half of the parents of Cub Scout Pack 12, based out of …
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Martin Carney
8:30 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
I think you are right. I went along as a medical advisor to my wifes girl scout troop. And according to their rules I had to camp far away from the GS' campsite and could not come into it unannouanced. The rules seem to work that way for them. With BSA, women and girls are welcome in their program. more ›