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Boy Scouts of America

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 17: Protestors demonstrate outside the Boy Scouts of America Steve Fossett Center on May 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The protestors, organized by OnMYHonor. Net, hope to persuade the Boy Scouts of America leadership not to make any changes to the organization policy banning gay scouts and scout leaders. Currently there is a compromise proposal in front of the organization to allow gays boys to become scouts but to continue the ban on allowing gay scout leaders.

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  • Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth

    pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders.The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting   Read more »

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About Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over four million youth members in its age-related divisions. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.

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