Gay Scouts

From Yahoo:
"Eagle Scout Challenges Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy With Petition"

Eagle Scout Zach Wahls challenged the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy today when he delivered three boxes of petitions demanding change, signed by more than 275,000 people. Wahls, 20, presented the petitions during the Boy Scouts' National Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., on behalf of Jennifer Tyrrell, an Ohio mom who was removed as the den leader of her 7-year-old son's Cub Scout troop in April because of her sexual orientation. The Boy Scouts are the parent organization of the Cub Scouts. The Change.org petition called for Tyrrell's reinstatement and a change in policy for the organization. "It is time for the Boy Scouts of America to reconsider its policy of exclusivity against gay youth and leaders," the petition reads. "Please sign this petition to call for an end of discrimination in an organization that is shaping the future." The petition has garnered support from celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Ricky Martin, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson among others.

^  As a former Boy Scout I think it is time for them to change their policy regarding gays. It is wrong to teach boys to help and accept everyone and in the same breath tell them not to accept someone because they are gay. It is the second decade of the 21st Century and the Boy Scouts need to get with reality if they want to continue to inspire boys to do good. ^

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