According to a news release, The Boy Scouts of America are rethinking its long-standing policy against gay members. On Monday the organization announced that gay membership would be decided on a local level.
The organization, which has 2.7 million members, is “potentially discussing” doing away with its policy after months of nationwide protest, including hundreds of angry Eagle scouts renouncing their hard-earned awards and mailing back their red-white-and-blue medals.
Many parents of Scouts across America found the national policy excluding gays confusing — and at odds with basic scouting ideals.
Read more about The Boy Scouts’ policy against gay membership at CNN.
