In a recent article on the postponement of the vote on the admittance of gay scouts and troop leaders into the Boy Scouts of America until annual meeting in May. I feel that the very fact that they're decision on waiting to decide is stupid and bad for themselves to begin with, because the longer this situation goes on the more negative publicity they get from gay right sympathizers and non-sympathizers alike. But that's not what bothers me the most, what really gets underneath my skin is the fact that there is anything to discuss, people of the homosexual nature have rights of life and freedom just as any heterosexual man, woman, or child. The article states, "The decision disappointed critics who had hoped to see the organization end its ban despite a 2000 Supreme Court ruling saying it had the right to keep it." While there are quite a few people who are against gay rights, there is a equal and rising number of people who are for these rights of equality, if they do decide on continuing the ban on gay members it will greatly hurt themselves. But not only that it will be a big strike on the gay community, not only excluding them but very well striping them of there rights to freedom by birth and that is a greater travesty than that which caused it. Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin remarked that "Every day that the Boy Scouts of America delay action is another day that discrimination prevails". I couldn't agree more with this statement, discrimination is a vile thing that none should experience be they black or white, skinny or fat, or in this case gay or straight. I believe that the real abomination in this situation is the mistreatment of there fellow man based solely on there sexual preference.
Understandably there are some things that can cause delay to this issue and it's passing or not, but that still doesn't excuse the fact that their current exclusion is discrimination pure and simple. Within the article it was said "The Boy Scouts announced last month that the organization would consider changing the policy, a sharp reversal of its previous support for excluding openly gay members and scout leaders." While this is a step in the right direction, if and maybes won't get the job done and as Chad said earlier the longer this goes on the longer discrimination remains in power. The postponement will only cause dissent within the ranks of the organisation of boy scouts and within the gay community among the fact that this will also lead to more protesting on both sides leading to the possibilities of acts of violence against either side. In response to the possibility of the ban being lifted "Brandy Pryde, a troop leader who participated in a prayer vigil outside the Boy Scouts headquarters Wednesday, said her church would pull support from scouting if the change goes through." Responses like this is why, assuming they intend to lift the ban, they are stalling but that shouldn't matter, homosexuals have the right to join them if they do so chose. And these people who do so cling on to so vigorously the part of the bible that says homosexuality is wrong are themselves sinful creatures in there own ways, also they are quite obviously ignoring the part that says though shalt not judge.
This ban on homosexuals in scouting is wrong and demeaning to the gay community. Also the delay on lifting or leaving the ban is only leading to more discrimination and dissent among the people. The longer they wait the more problems will arise. They should just settle it now and lift the ban winning a huge victory for gay rights and paving the road for many more in there fight for equality.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/us/boy-scouts-policy/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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