Gays won a pretty solid victory today. Gay marriage is one thing, but a gay boy scout is long overdue. Blocking gays from participating in scouting was really little different than banning Jews or blacks from being members too.
After a board vote is approved, "no youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone," says Deron Smith, Boy Scouts spokesman.
Patrick Boyle author of 'Scouts Honor' noted, "You have a more than hundred-year-old organization changing what it considered a fundamental belief just a decade ago. That says a lot about the Scouts and a lot about how far the gay rights movement has come in the United States."
The Angle agrees. Gays are already in scouting so what's the big deal? And on those long camping trips with archaic campfire stories and a lot of farting a musical show tune and possibly a little poetry reading will be a welcome change, don'cha think.
So get out there boys - scare the bears and fear no deer. Pack a few extra crustless baloney sandwiches and a good amount of Zero water. You never know who will want to party out on the trail.
