Boy Scouts Reject Troop Sponsored by Gay Rights Group
Even after promising straight troop leaders
The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization.
The Utah Pride Center recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged children with straight troop leaders, said executive director Valerie Larabee. Many of the boys' parents had previously left Scouts or opted not to join because of their opposition to the Boy Scouts' long-standing policy excluding gays and lesbians.
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