Boy Scouts

For some donors, Boy Scouts' ban on gays doesn't add up

Corey Dade — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:24:37 +0000

Years of criticism and even a U.S. Supreme Court challenge couldn't force the Boy Scouts of America to admit openly gay members and leaders. But money talks, and after the defections of major donors, the 103-year-old organization is poised to lift its national ban.

Just last summer, the Boy Scouts reaffirmed the ban after a lengthy internal review. Several incidents since then have tarnished the organization's image and fueled an aggressive nationwide protest led by an Eagle Scout.

Boys Scouts of America hasn't disclosed its reasons for considering the policy change.

Boy Scouts considering lifting ban on gay scouts, leaders

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:43:27 +0000

The Boy Scouts of America are considering lifting a national ban on gay scouts and leaders, the organizations spokesman announced.

USA Today reports:

"If this policy shift is approved by the national board meeting at their scheduled meeting next week, it will be a sharp reversal of the Scouts' decade's old national policy banning homosexuals.
"'The policy change under discussion would allow the religious, civic, or educational organizations that oversee and deliv

Boy Scout statue stolen in Tacoma

The Associated Press — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:11:41 +0000

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Boy Scouts are asking metal recyclers in the region to watch for a 6-foot bronze statue of a Boy Scout that was stolen.