by Devon M. Sayers and Phil Gast
5-23-2013
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| A member of Scouts for Equality holds an unofficial knot patch incorporating the colors of the rainbow, a symbol for gay rights |
(CNN) -- [Breaking News Update, 6:13 p.m. Thursday]
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join scouting.
The organization's 1,400-member national council voted for the policy change, which will take effect January 1.
"No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone," says the approved resolution.
The BSA will maintain its ban on gay adult leaders.
[Original story, posted at 3 p.m. Thursday]
The eyes of the country are upon Texas today.
That's where 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America's National Council are voting on whether to end the 103-year-old group's outright ban on gay youths.
The outcome, to be announced in the late afternoon, follows months of intense debate among interest groups and within the ranks of Scouting itself.
It comes down to a single sentence at the end of a resolution: "No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone."
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join scouting.
The organization's 1,400-member national council voted for the policy change, which will take effect January 1.
"No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone," says the approved resolution.
The BSA will maintain its ban on gay adult leaders.
[Original story, posted at 3 p.m. Thursday]
The eyes of the country are upon Texas today.
That's where 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America's National Council are voting on whether to end the 103-year-old group's outright ban on gay youths.
The outcome, to be announced in the late afternoon, follows months of intense debate among interest groups and within the ranks of Scouting itself.
It comes down to a single sentence at the end of a resolution: "No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone."
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