Boy Scouts of America votes to ease ban on gay members

[Gerald]

That will be easier to be gay.

National Commissioner Tico Perez: "This resolution dealt with youth, we have not changed our adult membership standards".The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts, ending a divisive ban.

But a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.

More than 60% of the national council, with 1,400 voting members, supported the change at a meeting in Texas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22650143

Note: 24 May 2013 Last updated at 01:01 GMT

[Tchocky]

Halfway there. Keep it up.

[August]

Back in my day the BSA wasn't about sex, let alone gay sex. It'll be sad if the Scout organization tears itself apart over this issue and that's what i'm afraid will happen.

[AVGWarhawk]

Promotional tool?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by August

Back in my day the BSA wasn't about sex, let alone gay sex. It'll be sad if the Scout organization tears itself apart over this issue and that's what i'm afraid will happen.

Its not the same scouts as it was when i was in either

we earned knives and badges etc.

We learned important wilderness skills as kids... today its totally different. I doubt they even give knives anymore

Back in my day the BSA wasn't about sex, let alone gay sex.

Why was it banned back in your day then?

[Sailor Steve]

Sex with boys banned? I would have thought that was obvious.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Its not the same scouts as it was when i was in either

we earned knives and badges etc.

We learned important wilderness skills as kids... today its totally different. I doubt they even give knives anymore

Sensitivity training.

Sex with boys banned? I would have thought that was obvious.

Obvious?
Spell it out.

[Armistead]

I enjoyed being a BS for 3 years.

I'm not sure how I would feel about gay scout leaders. My issue is, least when I was in scouts, we often had to dress, take showers together. We went on long trips into the woods. Not sure I would want a male sexually attracted to males partaking of such with my teen son.

My issue is, least when I was in scouts, we often had to dress, take showers together.

So its the same as a sports team would do.
Do you support a ban on gays playing team sports or would you just settle for a ban on the coaches and other staff?

[soopaman2]

So who is in charge of this organization and makes such decisions to ban homosexuals?
(Now so kindly retract it, only after massive critisizm)
I want his name. Who is the big "pecker" of this organization?

He can use a trolling from 4 chan...

I have a sneaking suspicion this is based on some misinterpreted verse in the bible, and the head honchos personal opinion.

Guess what book of Leviticus, anti gay bible citers...

You can't eat pork or shelfish either, nor can you "pull out" during intercourse.

But ya know, pick and choose. pick and choose.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

So its the same as a sports team would do.
Do you support a ban on gays playing team sports or would you just settle for a ban on the coaches and other staff?

Thought this was about the BS? The issue for me is having adults attracted to the same sex being in situations where my childs body would be exposed. We don't put male coaches in the girls high school locker room because of sexual reasons. Sorry, if one is an adult gay male, I don't see how sexual tension wouldn't arise being alone with naked male teens. It's not fair to either party.

When I was in the scouts, when we went camping we often used open public showers. Would you want an open adult gay scout leader doing such with your child? How about sleeping in the same tent with your child? If the leader was open, the kids would know it, so it's not fair to expose them to that.

This issue is about children, not adults in sports, in which I have no problem with the gay issue.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I enjoyed being a BS for 3 years.

I'm not sure how I would feel about gay scout leaders. My issue is, least when I was in scouts, we often had to dress, take showers together. We went on long trips into the woods. Not sure I would want a male sexually attracted to males partaking of such with my teen son.

I was in the BS from Cub Scout to Webelos. We never showered together. However, middle school and high school, taking a shower after gym was mandatory. It was a community shower/ Back in the day in local schools swimming was done completely naked. They did not want wet swimming trunks left in the lockers. I never knew if any of the others in my class were sexually attracted to other males. There is no sign on their chest that states they prefer males.

There simply is no easy answer.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Armistead

When I was in the scouts, when we went camping we often used open public showers. Would you want an open adult gay scout leader doing such with your child? How about sleeping in the same tent with your child? If the leader was open, the kids would know it, so it's not fair to expose them to that.

The question of adult gay scout leaders still remains.