An explaer on how the group has evolved w/ social issu over the years (ie. allowg gays, gay lears, now transgenr, etc.)
Contents:
- GAY BOY SUTS? WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR BOYS?
- BOY SUTS OF AMERI VOT TO ALLOW GAY SUT LEARS
- CAN A GAY BOY SUT SHARE A TENT WH ANOTHER BOY? BOY SUTS SURVEY MEMBERS ON ANTI-GAY POLICY
GAY BOY SUTS? WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR BOYS?
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But the summer of 1990, Dale received a letter rmg him that his membership had been revoked, simply bee he was gay.
Dpe Dale’s 12-year relatnship wh the Boy Suts, the anizatn severed their ti wh him after learng of a news article that intified him as the -print of his universy’s Lbian/Gay Alliance. In a 5-4 cisn, the Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the Boy Suts right to ny membership to openly gay dividuals.
BOY SUTS OF AMERI VOT TO ALLOW GAY SUT LEARS
On July 27, a full 25 years after they revoked Dale’s membership, the anizatn announced would extend membership to openly gay lears.
This after the Boy Suts’ move two years ago to lift s ban on membership to gay youth. The cisn was an important step, but bee left the ban place for openly gay lears, was an unsatisfyg one.
CAN A GAY BOY SUT SHARE A TENT WH ANOTHER BOY? BOY SUTS SURVEY MEMBERS ON ANTI-GAY POLICY
More troublgly, though, the hatn also perpetuated the historic and homophobic perceptn of gay adults as promiscuo dividuals wh nefar tentns. The recent cisn to fally end the ban on openly gay lears should, therefore, be celebrated. Although is now possible for gay lears to serve openly the Boys Suts of Ameri, dog so is still jt that: a possibily, not a guarantee.
The Boy Suts has lifted s ban on openly gay lears and employe, but has allowed relig chartered anizatns, which operate more than 70 percent of the Boy Suts Sutg uns, “to e relig beliefs as creria for selectg adult lears, cludg matters of sexualy, ” acrdg to their announcement.