Boy Scouts Modernizing.

From Yahoo:

"Boy Scouts vote to end ban on openly gay youth members"

The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country’s largest and oldest youth organizations, decided Thursday to break 103 years of tradition by allowing openly gay members into its ranks. The controversial move was approved by more than 60 percent of the approximate 1,400 votes cast by the BSA’s national council. According to the new resolution, beginning Jan. 1, 2014, “no youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.” “The resolution also reinforces that Scouting is a youth program, and any sexual conduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of Scouting age is contrary to the virtues of Scouting,” the BSA stated in a press release. Lifting the organization’s ban on gay adult volunteer leaders and paid staff was not considered and remains in place. Pascal Tessier, a gay Scout from Maryland, told Yahoo News that he was ecstatic with the outcome. “Proud, happy and on top of the world,” he said.

^ This is good news although I don't understand them not allowing gay leaders (especially those that go through the Boy Scouts and want to help other kids thrive in the program. I used to be in the Boy Scouts and learned/did some good things (although I barely learned to make a fire for my badge and have since forgotten.) I hope this change will enable more boys to experience all that being a Boy Scout means. I still don't think girls should be allowed in the Boy Scouts just like boys shouldn't be allowed in the Girl Scouts. ^

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boy-scouts-vote-end-ban-openly-gay-youth-221438621.html