Kensington Family Calls for End to Ban Against Gays in Boy Scouts
The family spoke out on BBC News.
The Tessier family of Kensington has a long tradition in Scouting. Now the family is calling for the Boy Scouts of America to accept openly gay members and leaders. Lucien Tessier, 20, and brother, Pascal, 16, told BBC News they have both been supported by their local troop since coming out as gay in high school. Under national criticism for its 100-year ban against gay Scouts and leaders, the BSA Executive Board was expected to repeal the policy, leaving the decision up to individual troops. But a decision has been delayed until at least May. "After careful consideration and extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America's …
K Ho
9:19 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
That would be called segregation which would have been the unfortunate standard several decades ago. Gay men are not women either, your comments are misogynistic, insensitive, and just plain out ignorant. There is no accomodation. Gay men have been part of the boy scouts for a long time, many of them have been brilliant, contributing members. You simply never knew they were there. And now you do. more ›