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发帖数: 19713 | 1 A petition was delivered Tuesday morning to the Boy Scouts of America's
board members, urging them to change the national policy barring openly gay
scouts and troop leaders.
Both gay and straight scouts and leaders delivered a bundle of several
petitions, totaling 1.4 million signatures from Americans who weighed in on
the policy, according to GLAAD. The petitions were handed off to board
members at the the BSA's Irving, Texas, headquarters, where the policy is
one of the chief concerns during a three-day conference.
Among the group of leaders and scouts delivering the signatures was Jennifer
Tyrell, a mother who was forced to step down from her leadership position
because she is a lesbian.
"Countless Boy Scouts and leaders have been removed from scouting just
because they are being who they are," Tyrell said according to the
Associated Press. "I don't want one parent to have to tell their sons they
can't be part of Scouts because they're not good enough."
Others delivering the petition were gay Eagle Scout Will Oliver, gay former
Scoutmaster Greg Bourke, and Eric Andresen, father of a gay Scout denied his
Eagle Award.
"Millions have been moved to speak out in favor of ending the anti-gay ban
from across religions, race, and political backgrounds including current
scouts and corporate sponsors," GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said in a
statement Tuesday. "While an end to the ban will strengthen scouting and
stop the harm it caused to so many young gay people, the campaign for change
will continue until the national policy is one where every young gay person
is allowed to participate."
BSA spokesman Deron Smith issued a statement after receiving the signatures
stating that the organization makes sure to "treat everyone with courtesy."
He added, "The BSA has received a great deal of feedback from a variety of
viewpoints and we appreciate everyone sharing their perspective on this
issue." | D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 2 不是已经正式决定了吗。
好奇各个地方的童子军是否会大多数决定保留他们的歧视政策？ |
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