Boy Scouts Urged to End Discrimination

Let us all remember that the prior poster can't leave the State of California (think on that) and is a man that dresses up in woman's clothing

Yeah, what the LGBT community should do is start its own BSA and GSA organizations, and we will gladly accept all the government funds, donations, and rental properties, because of the fact that the LGBT community's Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America will not be an organization of bigotry, discrimination, and homophobia. Homophobia is a mental disease that is madse up of an inherent passing down of fear about the natural variations of human sexuality.

Kudos to Scott. I think we need to change the BSA from the bottom up. As a committee member of our local troop and a former cub leader I am wondering what I might do to approach the rest of the adults. Any ideas what other troops have done? Adopt our own non-discrimination policy? Send a petition to our council? As far as I know I am the only one in the troop that loathes the BSA's policy on gays but it is time for me to take some kind of stand and come forward.

The BSA should change it's policy regarding gay scouts and leaders. But that shouldn't take away from the good that the BSA does. You don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. And you shouldn't paint an entire organization with a broadstroke because of a few.

The BSA is so worried about gay leaders and gays in the boy scouts, but doesn't mind hiding the pedophiles who when reported are just moved to a desk job until the dust settles and then are rotated to unsuspecting communities. I guess in Canada we do it slightly different each troop has two leaders and gays are in the boy scouts here. But then again this strange country teachs about same sex as well as opposite sex in sex education classes, students in the 7th and 8th grade are taught how to use a condom and about safe sex.When Baden Powell created the boy scouts I am sure he understand that there was going to be sexual exploration among the young men, after all he was a product of the public school system (Private schools to you yanks). The purpose of the scouts was to give young men a safe place to grow and explore without the glaring eye of society disapproving of natural curiosities. The BSA has repressed the original purpose of the organization.

This issue again? They're a private organization, just like the Ku Klux Klan. If they don't want us we don't want them. Leave them alone.

http://www.bsa-discrimination.org/index.html This is an outstanding site that shows just what the Boy Scouts of America Stand for. If you like being an Uncle Tom for an organization that sends the message to tens of thousands of youths each and every day I guess that is your choice. And Dieter, you are right on the money about the Log Cabin Loser.

As an Eagle Scout and asked to leave as an Explorer Advisor, I look to the change for many, many Scouts as even the Advocate has reported on as well in the past years...Thanks Congress....Make the H8 and Discrim STOP! Ex Scouts, write the Council!

Scott, we need many more people like you who will work for equality from the inside, while also helping the nation's youth at the same time. Thank you!!

To Bill from Arlington: Believe me, I considered your position before deciding to join as a leader. However, I decided that being an out gay leader would allow me to do two things: 1. perhaps show a young gay kid that, contrary to church propaganda and the official position of the BSA, there isn't anything evil about being gay 2. relentlessly mock the national discriminatory policy in front of people who may (someday) be in a position to change it I don't know how much of an effect I've had, but one of the scouts is currently doing his Eagle Project (a community service project which is a requirement for the highest rank in Scouting) with the Center on Halsted (the LGBT community center on the north side of Chicago). The BSA is slowly changing from the bottom up, and I'd like to think that I, the troop I'm a member of, and other similar leaders and troops around the country are part of the solution, not the problem. Of course, it's great to get some pressure from Congress as well.