
By KIRK JOHNSON, The New York Times
The Boy Scouts of America is reaching out to parents and scouts as it decides whether to continue or rescind the group’s ban on gay members and leaders. Surveys went out in recent days to 1.1 million scouts and their families around the nation.
The questionnaire goes far beyond a simple yes or no, gays in or gays out. Even sleeping arrangements are addressed.
The Boy Scouts said in January that it was considering lifting the ban and allowing local sponsoring organizations to decide membership policies for themselves, but then quickly changed course and said that leaders needed more time and would take up the issue at the national annual meeting in May. Read more at The New York Times








