Posted by Jay Livingston
A 17-year old boy had completed his final project to qualify as an Eagle Scout, but the scoutmaster blocked his application. Why? The kid’s gay. His mother got up a petition and also apparently went to the media. (The USA Today story is here.)
The statement from the troop’s high commander says that the plucky lad “does not meet Scouting's membership standard on sexual orientation.”
Fair enough. Me, I dropped out after Cub Scouts, so I wouldn’t know, but it does make me wonder: What activities or projects do the Scouts require for a demonstration or proof of heterosexuality? And are there merit badges for that sort of thing?
I also refer back to the founder Baden-Powell’s writing that was the basis for the organization - the 1908 book with the delightfully ambiguous title.
Do entendres get any more double?
1 comment:
I wonder if Sandusky learned his scouting well?
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