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April 22, 2013

Boy Scouts Proposal Would Lift Ban on Gay Youth, Maintain It Against Adult Leaders 
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The Boy Scouts of America has proposed what it bills as a compromise in
the debate over ending its longstanding ban on gay members and leaders.
Under the new policy, the Boy Scouts would allow openly gay scouts, but
continue to prevent gay adults from serving as leaders. The proposal
will be put to a vote at the group's annual meeting next month. The Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination criticized the measure,
saying it "[reinforces] the outrageous idea that gay people somehow pose
a threat to kids, which experts ... have dismissed for more than a
decade."

 

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