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Canada has bee one of the world's most tolerant untri regardg homosexualy; Suts Canada has gurated s first official gay and lbian sut troop; Canada has also jt adopted omnib law that eras virtually all legal distctns between heterosexual marriag and same sex unns; photo (M)

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SUTS CANADA REAFFIRMS GAY MEMBERS WELE, V JEPSEN TO THEIR JAMBOREE

In the wake of Carly Rae Jepsen's ncellatn of her Boy Suts of Ameri performance due to the group's excln of gays, Suts Canada is reaffirmg s stance on clivens -- and says Jepsen is wele at their jamboree. * scouts canada gay *

TORONTO - In the wake of Carly Rae Jepsen's ncellatn of her Boy Suts of Ameri performance due to the group's excln of gays, Suts Canada is reaffirmg s stance on clivens -- and says Jepsen is wele at their jamboree. Rock band Tra also warned that won't appear unls the anizatn stops barrg participatn by gay suts or adult lears.

In May, the Boy Suts of Ameri's 1, 400-member Natnal Council is expected to nsir a proposal to ease the ban by allowg sponsors of lol Sut uns to ci for themselv whether to adm gays.

Later, 2015, lifted s ban on gay sutmasters, spe the anizatn’s history of sexual abe by the same. BSA Embrac Homosexual Suts and Sutmasters. In 1990, the BSA revoked Jam Dale’s volvement on the grounds that homosexuals were banned om membership.

GAY BOY SUTS? WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR BOYS?

The Boy Suts of Ameri will accept openly gay youths startg on New Year's Day, a historic change that has prompted the BSA to ponr a host of potential plitns. * scouts canada gay *

At the time, the BSA stated that havg gay Sutmasters ntradicted the Sut Oath keepg s members “morally straight. In 2013, the Boy Suts cid to adm openly gay Suts.

In 2015, the ban on gay Sutmasters was lifted. In fact, BSA dit a whole paragraph s Sut or Sutmaster eligibily requirements to those who have homosexual clatns.

In jt a ltle over a , BSA pletely reversed s valu regardg homosexual members. The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms homosexualy, the clatn of beg sexually attracted to the same sex, is herently disorred (CCC 2357). The Boy Suts of Ameri, changg s polici to clu homosexuals, opened Pandora’s box.

CANADA WEL FIRST GAY SUT TROOP

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An all-male anizatn cludg gays should have secured the protectn and safety of the young Suts participatg the BSA.

Wh the donng of rabow neckerchiefs, the world's first gay and lbian sut troop beme official last women and four men drsed khaki shirts adorned wh a Canadian flag proudly formed Rover Troop 129 of Suts Canada.

BOY SUTS OF AMERI OPENS RANKS TO GAY YOUTH ON JAN. 1

Sutg anisatn Suts Canada, has reaffirmed s clive policy for gay members, volunteers and staff, and ved Carly Rae Jepsen to perform at s jamboree, sce she turned down the Boy Suts of Ameri's gig for s anti-gay policy. * scouts canada gay *

Openly gay people are still officially banned U.

IN CANADA, GAY PRI CAN BE PART OF SUTS' HONOR

Phelps never me, but a monstratn was staged support of the gay troop. Sutg the Uned Stat bans gays, agnostics and atheists.

A New Jersey man's appeal of beg banned as a sut lear bee he was gay is expected to be led on by the the U. Supreme Court by the end of this lg is expected to terme whether gay troops n form the Uned Stat.

"I me om a homophobic small town.

CANADIAN SUTS GIVE BLSG TO FIRST GAY TROOP

' ""We are sayg you n be gay sutg, you jt have to hont about .

SUTS CANADA REAFFIRMS CLN OF GAY MEMBERS AND V CARLY RAE JEPSEN TO JAMBOREE

I image mt be good for Suts Canada, " Peter new gay troop is allowed to wear all the badg of Suts sutg programs Canada are -ed. The Suts have said they are nsirg another gay-iendly group Toronto the Venturers age group, for 14- to groups, the first level of sutg, are also beg planned for children of homosexual and lbian Evans, who joed the Rover group along wh her partner Elena, who cled to give her last name, said the troop plans to march next weekend's Gay Pri para Toronto.

The Boy Suts of Ameri will accept openly gay youths startg on New Year's Day, a historic change that has prompted the BSA to ponr a host of potential plitns — rangg om polici on tentmat and showers to whether Suts n march gay pri spe their be-prepared approach, BSA lears are rootg for the change to be a non-event, parable to another New Year's Day 2000 when wispread fears of digal-clock chaos to start the new lennium proved Suts of Ameri approv gay youth membersCBC's Jian Ghomhi speaks to Suts for Equaly's founrSuts' honour: U. Gay ban tts group's moral pass"My hope is there will be the same effect this Jan.

"Suts Canada’s cln policySce 2000, Suts Canada has mataed a mment to promotg diversy wh s troops, wh that mment extendg to gays and lbians.

GAY SUTS

The vote followed bter natnwi bate, and was acpanied by an announcement that the BSA would ntue to exclu openly gay adults om learship the new membership policy, youths n no longer be barred om the Cub Suts, Boy Suts or ed Venturers program solely on the basis of sexual orientatn. However, gay Suts will face some limatns.

"Any sexual nduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of Sutg age is ntrary to the virtu of Sutg, " says one BSA document. "'Small pockets' of problems expectedTryg to anticipate potential ictn, the BSA has distributed extensive explanatns and qutn-and-answer documents related to the exampl:The Sut LawA sut is: Tstworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteo Kd Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean ReverentCould a Sut march uniform a gay-pri para? "How publicly active uld a gay Sut be, terms of gay-rights advocy?

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