Boy Scouts: We’re keeping policy banning gays

Miranda Leitsinger
MSNBC.com
July 17, 2012

The Boy Scouts of America will keep their controversial policy banning gay scouts and leaders after a confidential two-year review, the organization said Tuesday.

The announcement comes amid a stepped-up campaign from activist groups urging an end to the membership guidelines.

The Boy Scouts convened a committee of volunteers and professional leaders in 2010 to decide whether the policy was still in the organization’s best interests after a resolution was put forward to reconsider it, the private group said in a statement that was first reported by The Associated Press.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 9:00 am

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