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The Complex Reality of : (In a further step toward opening the Boy Scouts to a wider audience, the group recently renamed itself Scouting America

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The Boy Scouts of America makes a division scouting its Scouting programs and the Learning for Life program. This author learned that he was one of many queer kids who gravitated toward Scouting, only to later discover his identity rendered him an outcast—or worse, a scapegoat.

In Morally Straight the name comes from the Scout Oathwe meet James Dale, the poster child of Scouting who took his fight for inclusion to the Supreme Court; Steven Cozza, the year-old scout in California who started a movement for inclusion called Scouting for All; Jennifer Tyrrell, the lesbian den mother whose expulsion from the Scouts reignited the gay membership controversy; Zach Wahls, the son of lesbian moms who led the final push for policy change; and an array of other previously unknown Scouters who played smaller roles in the fight for full inclusion.

Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls angered some critics. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Thanks for your support!

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The positions on religious or spiritual belief within Scouting programs do not apply to leadership positions and membership in the Learning for. De Socio — a resident of Troy, NY — tells a story that plays out over the course of nearly forty years, beginning in an era when gay rights were little more than a cultural sideshow; when same-sex marriage was not even on the radar; and when much of the country was recommitting to conservative social mores.

De Socio recently appeared on the Troy Story podcast to discuss his book. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. New York Almanack receives no public funds. For the Boy Scouts of America — renamed Scouting America — recent years have been challenging.