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The Boy Scouts of America makes a division between its Scouting programs and the Learning for Life program. The traditional Scouting programs are Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. Exploring is the worksite-based program of Learning for Life. The positions on religious or spiritual belief within Scouting programs do not apply to leadership positions and membership in the Learning for. The Boy Scouts of America affirms the right of each chartering organization to reach its own religious and moral conclusions about the specific meaning and application of these values. The resolution will also wholly prevent people who apply to be Boy Scout employees and certain types of volunteers from being rejected based on sexual orientation.
The new LGBTQ+ leaders of the Boy Scouts bring hope for a
The resulting fallout—financially and reputationally—could threaten the very existence of the Boy Scouts of America. Adding to these tragedies, the ban on gays heaped on another layer of shame and stigma that incentivized victims of sexual abuse to stay silent, for fear that speaking up could get them (incorrectly) branded as gay, and. De Socio — a resident of Troy, NY — tells a story that plays out over the course of nearly forty years, beginning in an era when gay rights were little more than a cultural sideshow; when same-sex marriage was not even on the radar; and when much of the country was recommitting to conservative social mores. In Morally Straight the name comes from the Scout Oath , we meet James Dale, the poster child of Scouting who took his fight for inclusion to the Supreme Court; Steven Cozza, the year-old scout in California who started a movement for inclusion called Scouting for All; Jennifer Tyrrell, the lesbian den mother whose expulsion from the Scouts reignited the gay membership controversy; Zach Wahls, the son of lesbian moms who led the final push for policy change; and an array of other previously unknown Scouters who played smaller roles in the fight for full inclusion. A sobering lesson from the ban on gay Boy Scouts
At its peak in , the Boy Scouts of America boasted million members. As of , that number hovered over just 1 million. The decades-long decline has been marked by the exclusion of queer youth, a sex abuse scandal, a bankruptcy filing and, most recently, an effort to rebrand. In his new book, “Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts — and. On July 27, , the Boy Scouts of America ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons. In , Cyrus W. Morally Straight
The following is an excerpt from "Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts—and America" by scout and journalist Mike De Socio. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The organization has announced a name change to emphasize inclusivity. 
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The Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday that the organization will change its name next year to Scouting America, yet another move to stress that it has become an inclusive group. .
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For the Boy Scouts of America — renamed Scouting America — recent years have been challenging. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls angered some critics. . 
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His discusses BSA’s policy of discrimination against gay people, key figures involved with ending the gay membership policy, and how the U.S. Supreme Court shaped the fight over LGBTQ participation in Scouting. (In a further step toward opening the Boy Scouts to a wider audience, the group recently renamed itself Scouting America.). .
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The Boy Scouts of America is expected to end its ban on openly gay leaders in a limited manner Monday, a historic decision for one of the nation's largest youth organizations, whose decades-long. .