Boy Scouts Of America Lifts Decades-long Ban On Gay Scout Leaders

On Monday, the governing board of the Boy Scouts of America voted to end its ban on gay scout leaders. The national executive board came to the conclusion that the policy "was no longer legally defensible," and the decision was approved by 79 percent of the board, NBC News reports. Local scouting units can still bar gay applicants from leadership positions if hiring them would violate religious beliefs.

 

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