The Campfire Compromise: Or How National Decided to Let You in, But Only Until You Turn 18
Gay Scouts, Yes, Gay Scoutmasters, No.
Walter Beck looks at the path to the recent vote by the Boy Scouts of America leadership on the issue of allowing gay scouts into the ranks, and how its compromise is not a solution but a stop-gap.
Permalink“What are they going to do when the kid who is gay earns his Eagle and turns 18? Are they just going to tell him, ‘Well you reached the peak, you’re an Eagle Scout, congratulations, now get the hell out of here, you’re no longer welcome’?”
