Boy Scouts End Longtime Ban on Openly Gay Youths; New York Times, 5/23/13

Erik Eckholm, New York Times; Boy Scouts End Longtime Ban on Openly Gay Youths: "The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its longstanding policy of forbidding openly gay youths to participate in its activities, a step its chief executive called “compassionate, caring and kind.” The decision, which came after years of resistance and wrenching internal debate, was widely seen as a milestone for the Boy Scouts, a symbol of traditional America. More than 1,400 volunteer leaders from across the country voted, with more than 60 percent approving a measure that said no youth may be denied membership “on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”"