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BSA to allow gay youth

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alex=
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Youth can be gay, leaders can not. See for yourself: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/boy-scouts-gay-ban-ruling_n_3328541.html

Coming from an Eagle Scout, I'm glad. No boy should be denied the chance to be a Scout.

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May 23 2013 7:28PM
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Stose
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I'm an Eagle Scout too. I personally don't have any problem with having gay scouts. The leader part is probably for he better. It's interesting though since scouts pledge to be morally strait
May 23 2013 7:30PM
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t-roy
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Eagle scout here too. Glad to hear that they made the right decision.
May 23 2013 7:32PM
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cbj
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Why the fuck can't a leader be gay?
May 23 2013 7:33PM
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alex=
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Idk the board's exact reasoning, but keep in mind their HQ is in the middle of Texas and they're most likely homophobes. Too many cases of leaders sexually abusing scouts in the past to take the chance, I guess.
May 23 2013 7:35PM
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cbj
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Sigh. Texas and it's discrimination
May 23 2013 7:36PM
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AGOF
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so can we now look forward to boy scout cookies as well as girl scout cookies?
May 23 2013 7:37PM
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Stose
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Because they are on campouts alone with small boys
May 23 2013 7:38PM
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MilaKunis
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No kid that young actually knows if he is gay or not. This is solely for the parents.
May 23 2013 7:44PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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Exactly.
May 23 2013 7:45PM
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chicken
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because gay = child molester
May 23 2013 8:23PM
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edai
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I'd say it's for everyone.
May 23 2013 8:25PM
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yelsel
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They're worried about gay scouts and leaders and how many leaders have been in trouble for pedophilia??? Yeah, makes total sense.
May 23 2013 8:27PM
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FearlessBlackMan
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Well, no shit. This thread is like saying Al Qaeda now allows Muslims.
May 23 2013 8:28PM
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LiquorLanch
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not exactly, but the opportunity is there on campouts for the leaders to go "explore nature"
May 23 2013 8:28PM
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Crispy.
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Not necessarily at all, but in the same way you don't send a 40 year old man out to camp out with a bunch of 10 year old girls alone.
May 23 2013 8:28PM
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chicken
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so we would send a 40 year old gay man with the girls?
May 23 2013 8:33PM
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spliff.Life
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idgaf
May 23 2013 8:33PM
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gregorio
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Just because they're gay it doesn't mean they're pedophiles
May 23 2013 8:33PM
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Stose
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I never said that. It's pretty clear why it's a rule, as stated above you wouldn't send a 40 year old strait guy on a campout with a bunch of 14 year old girls.
May 23 2013 8:36PM
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gregorio
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The Boy Scouts allows women to be leaders and I bet there are male leaders for girl scouts
May 23 2013 8:36PM
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Stose
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Argue it all you want, it doesn't take much thinking to understand why it's a rule.
May 23 2013 8:38PM
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hippy.
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My brother is an eagle scout! anyways ya this is cool because our generation is changing and we need to adapt to modern culture
May 23 2013 8:44PM
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chicken
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really? because it clearly makes no sense to most of us...
May 23 2013 8:52PM
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pmw
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wow as if boy scouts couldnt get any more gay
May 23 2013 8:54PM
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cbj
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sexual prefernce =/= pedophilia lol
May 23 2013 8:54PM
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.frenchy
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Boy scout with 3 more months until I get the boot.... And I don't like the decision one bit.

/myopinion
May 23 2013 8:55PM
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ILLinoisance
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This video is relevant and speaks the truth. I know it's hard for you liberals to grasp.....

May 23 2013 8:57PM
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tightlines
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Im an Eagle scout and idk if it is a good idea. A lot of troops chartered organizations are churches or places like that and some of these places wont be the chartered organizations if openly gay scouts are allowed. So the troop wont have a place to have their meetings and stuff. I personally dont have a problem with it, but idkif its a good idea.
May 23 2013 9:04PM
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Mr.Huck
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May 23 2013 9:15PM
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Mr.Huck
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Out of curiosity, why? Just asking.
May 23 2013 9:17PM
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Mr.Sloth
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Ohhh noooo frenchi might have to share a tent with a gay kid
May 23 2013 9:17PM
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Fun_dip
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I'm not gay, but I have a problem with scouts. And what's the big deal anyways most scouts are fruits anyways
May 23 2013 9:23PM
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Trace.
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The Boy Scouts of America get money from congress and in many ways special treatment so they should not be allowed to discriminate. Peoples arguments against this are really unfounded.
May 23 2013 9:27PM
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alex=
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I think you have some botched info... I've heard that BSA's charters are 1/3 church-sponsored, not 1/3 Mormon.. here on the EC there is not many Mormons at all
May 23 2013 9:27PM
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.squirrely.
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whole bunch of fruits in my troop
May 23 2013 9:29PM
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.frenchy
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Don't really want them in my troop to be honest. Plus i'm also in a venture troop outside of my actual BSA troop, and i'm in that until i'm 21, good thing it's invite only.
May 23 2013 9:44PM
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Mr.Sloth
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The church of Latter Day Saints actually approved this decision. Point invalid
May 23 2013 9:48PM
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Mr.Sloth
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Jesus I know in-breeds who are more accepting than you
May 23 2013 9:49PM
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edai
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I can agree with this. I don't really see a big difference between straight scouts and gay scouts, they're all pretty lame. There's really nothing taught throughout scouts that isn't complete common sense or something a parent can tell you. The only thing you're really getting out of it is an appreciation for the outdoors, and even that is more of a have or have not depending on your circumstances.
May 23 2013 9:56PM
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Stose
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By which you mean yourself as well as one other member. The reason a leader can't be gay is because they are alone around little boys all the time, and they don't want kids getting molested in scouts. Obviously not every gay leader is going to molest a kid, but it sure is going to reduce the chance at the ever happening. It's not a hard concept
May 24 2013 2:24AM
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.frenchy
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May 24 2013 6:36AM
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tripnip
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As an Eagle Scout I knew many gay kids along the way and unlike most people think they won't be attracted to you and they are awesome people a fellow friend and also an Eagle Scout is gay an I have yet to find any thing wrong. As for leaders it's a little bit different of a story I feel
May 24 2013 10:48AM
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Bogs
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Correction: they're *definitely homophobes
May 24 2013 12:31PM
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Bogs
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Because he is petrified of anyone who is not the same as him, obviously
May 24 2013 12:33PM
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.frenchy
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The same?
May 24 2013 12:51PM
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Lucas
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So by that logic no grown man should be able to camp with small girls?? Just excuse your gay doesn't mean your a rapist...
May 24 2013 12:58PM
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ChillTeenDad420
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something like 90% of child abuse is performed by straight men. if someone would be a good troop leader, let them be a troop leader. chances are they wouldn't be gay anyways, doubt many gay kids would make it 10+ years in bsa anyways
May 24 2013 1:14PM
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Bogs
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Yes, as in anyone who is not male, not white, not straight, not wealthy, and not christian.
May 24 2013 1:27PM
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.frenchy
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Other than BSA troop, I'm also in a Venture troop (Not that you know know what Venture is...) But venture is co-ed. So I don't get what gender has to with this..... Or how much money you have, or... Anything you're talking about?

It would be better if you just stopped posting in this thread, I'm actually a scout which is why i'm voicing my opinion on the matter.
May 24 2013 1:29PM
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El_Barto.
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Cub Scout for life
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