Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay members; gay leadership ban remains
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Clifford Armion
le 24/05/2013
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that had been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, capping weeks of intense lobbying on both sides, the group said in a statement.More than 60 percent of the group's National Council, composed of some 1,400 delegates, voted to end the ban effective January 1, 2014.
A prohibition on openly gay adult leaders remains in place.
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Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay members; gay leadership ban remains, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mai 2013. Consulté le 15/01/2025. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/boy-scouts-vote-to-lift-ban-on-gay-members-gay-leadership-ban-remains