[15801] in APO-L
APO/BSA membership differences
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Thu Dec 12 14:22:52 1996
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:19:59 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
It appears that one of the membership differences between APO & BSA may
be fading slightly.
The San Francisco Bay Area Council has changed council policy on gays so
that simply being gay or lesbian is not grounds for dismissal as either a
leader or a scout.
"But the Bay Area Council has adopted a policy that doesn't call for the
expulsion unless the Scout or Scout leader engages in public homosexual
conduct or advocacy"
However "A spokesman from Irving, Texas where the Scouts have their
Headquarters said the (national) policy had remained unchanged."
The entire article is from the San Francisco Examiner and is available at
http://www.examiner.com. Search on December 10th for scouts.
It appears from the article that this is part of an effort to have United
Way funding restored to the council. (And possibly to restore corporate
donations, which have also dropped).
YiLFS
Randy Finder
--
Leadership, Friendship and Service - Alpha Phi Omega
