Question for lurkers: Gay Boy Scouts

[Maxiest]

I just have a quick question for any of you liberal parents.  Would you have a problem with a male girl scout leader sleeping in the same tent as one of your daughters?

I understand that there are male girl scout leaders, but they have rules:

http://gsmidtn.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/08/Male-Participation-Guidelines.pdf

USE THESE GUIDELINES WHEN AT MEETINGS AND/OR GATHERINGS:
• Men should never be alone with the girls. 
• Men need to be in the company of an adult female (who is not their spouse) at all times

USE THESE GUIDELINES WHEN YOU’RE PARTICIPATING IN AN OVERNIGHT EVENT:
• If a male (or males) will be attending an overnight event, inform both the girls and their parents at the onset of planning. 
Discuss the male participation guidelines with everyone involved. 
• You must notify the camp reservation specialist of any male participants when making a reservation for a campsite through
the Council. 
• When tent camping, males need to sleep in a separate, male-only tent.  Adult females also must sleep in a tent designated
for them and not sleep in the tents with the girls.
• If no tent is available, the male must sleep in an automobile or separate himself as far as possible from the females.
• Always wear appropriate clothing when sleeping.  This is true for girls and adult females as well as males.  What’s good at
home may be totally inappropriate at camp.
• When changing clothes, men must use a male designated bathroom.
• Males must use a separate bathroom facility.  (If you’re at Camp Sycamore Hills, there is a men’s bathroom/shower
available in the main showerhouse near the pool.)
• Remember that males need privacy as much as girls and adult females.  If you talk with the girls and set some ground rules
in advance, it will save everyone from being embarrassed or upset when you reach camp.
• At no time is a girl to be left in the company of one adult, male or female, but this is especially important for men.  This
is for the adult’s protection as well as the girls’.  Safety is always the best course to follow.  This does not mean that anyone
thinks that the men are going to harm the girls, however, all it takes is one accusation (even an innocent one) to destroy a
person’s life, girl or adult.
• Males must always be accompanied by a female adult who is not their spouse.  Males don’t need this chaperone when
they’re sleeping.  A male cannot sleep in a tent with his spouse.
• Boys under 18 years of age (aka tag-alongs) cannot camp with the troop under any circumstances.  Girls under 18 years of
age who are not registered Girl Scouts (also considered tag-alongs) cannot camp with the troop.
• Insurance needs to be purchased for any adult (male or female) who is not a registered Girl Scout.  Contact the Council’s
customer service center to purchase this insurance for additional adult participants.
• Remember the girls’ feelings are always to be considered first! 

See, this are in most cases heterosexual males and of course we can make rules for them.  You know good and well if they did lift the ban for homosexual men, they wouldn't be allowed to right rules like this because it would be discrimination.

[jukin]

My question is when will the Girl Scouts start letting hetero males be overnight scout leaders?

[Chris_]

My question is when will the Girl Scouts start letting hetero males be overnight scout leaders?

Let me know when they let the crossdressing men run a Girl Scout troop just because it likes to wear a dress. 

******* freaks.

[Vagabond]

To them it's the entire point.  They know that homosexuality is not normal and they know that many homosexuals are the result of sexual abuse by men when they were children or adolescents.  They can't procreate so they try to gain access to boys any way they can.  They may not admit it, but they know good and well that it's true.

It's sad.  My son is really looking forward to joining them next year.  If they go through with this, I'll search out another organization.

[JohnnyReb]

The Boy Scouts have rules similar to those stated for the Girl Scouts.

Turning openly gay boys and men loose on a Scout troop is like putting the fox in the hen house.....and the GOD DAMN liberals know this. It's all their plan to destroy all that's good and decent in America. Can't be teaching young men right from wrong, values, integrity, love of God and Country, self reliance and other such anti-socialist things.

BTW: We had a queer scout in out troop back in the 50's. We all knew he was "odd" but he kept his mouth shut and his hands to himself and there were no problems. Had he gotten forward with anyone, he would have had his ass kicked and there would never had been anything said about it. However times have changed and now they are encouraged to be loud and proud......and told that they are special and they can say and do as they please and if anyone does anything to stop their rude behavior.....it's a hate crime.

[Jasonw560]

If they lift the ban, will there be show tunes and interior decorating badges?
 

[JohnnyReb]

If they lift the ban, will there be show tunes and interior decorating badges?
 

...and don't forget diversity and tolerance badges.....and the position of troop flute blower....the bugle will be just to crude for them.

[Tucker]

The BSA will become a smorgasbord for pedophiles.

[Rebel]

The BSA will become a smorgasbord for pedophiles.

The BSA will become extinct. Which is what the Progs want. Anything decent they want to destroy. They're like a plaque on humanity.

[delilahmused]

My husband was involved with both BSA (both boys were in Cub Scouts) and Civil Air Patrol. None of the adult leadership was allowed to be alone with any of the scouts or cadets regardless of sex. Even when giving someone a ride home there had to be someone else there. It really wasn't a problem for him since our son was in the car too. When Jake went from a youth member who dated a couple of the female cadets to potential pedophile in 24 hours.

Cindie

[DefiantSix]

The BSA will become extinct. Which is what the Progs want. Anything decent they want to destroy. They're like a plaque on humanity.

Not bloody likely.

What I have heard about this is that they're making it an issue to be determined by the chartering organization, rather that at Scout Office.  If the chartering organization intends to permit ass piracy in it's troop, then the chartering organization will be the ones on the hook for the legal ramifications that follow.

80% of the Scout troops chartered in America are chartered either to the United Methodist Church or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), so in at least that many of the troops, I foresee absolutely NO change in policy with regards to peter puffers.

[Ptarmigan]

Not bloody likely.

What I have heard about this is that they're making it an issue to be determined by the chartering organization, rather that at Scout Office.  If the chartering organization intends to permit ass piracy in it's troop, then the chartering organization will be the ones on the hook for the legal ramifications that follow.

80% of the Scout troops chartered in America are chartered either to the United Methodist Church or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), so in at least that many of the troops, I foresee absolutely NO change in policy with regards to peter puffers.

I can see Mormons not changing the policy, but Methodist, they tend to be more liberal.

[DefiantSix]

I can see Mormons not changing the policy, but Methodist, they tend to be more liberal.

I've worked with 'em at the council level.  They aren't THAT liberal.

[Ptarmigan]

I've worked with 'em at the council level.  They aren't THAT liberal.

The only reason is I thought that is they are Mainline Protestant and they are known to be liberal. I am not saying all Methodists are liberal as I know many who are not liberal.

[JohnnyReb]

Our Scout troop is sponsored by our Methodist church....I know if the Scout leaders of our  troop are told to tolerate this trash, they're gone and the troop will fold. They are very conservative.

[dmsmsa]

Our Scout troop is sponsored by our Methodist church....I know if the Scout leaders of our  troop are told to tolerate this trash, they're gone and the troop will fold. They are very conservative.

From an email list that I am on

 Just called my local Boy Scout office and got the number to call about the
policy change.  Evidently, they have MANY people calling about it because
when I called the number, the first thing out of the man's mouth was, "Boy
Scouts of America, are you for or against the policy change?"  That was it.
I told him against.  He said Thank You and that was it!  The number is
972-580-2267.  Call.  Let's flood them with responses.  I am planning on
calling them again with all of our different cell phones.  BTW, we are
AGAINST the new proposed policy change.  Please call and let them know that
they should not change their policy.

[Tucker]

From an email list that I am on

 Just called my local Boy Scout office and got the number to call about the
policy change.  Evidently, they have MANY people calling about it because
when I called the number, the first thing out of the man's mouth was, "Boy
Scouts of America, are you for or against the policy change?"  That was it.
I told him against.  He said Thank You and that was it!  The number is
972-580-2267.  Call.  Let's flood them with responses.  I am planning on
calling them again with all of our different cell phones.  BTW, we are
AGAINST the new proposed policy change.  Please call and let them know that
they should not change their policy.

Thanks.

I'll give you your 1st H5.