Written: 10/14/2012
I spoke about this earlier, but I think this will be the way to change the BSA’s policies, at least combined with showing that embracing equality would provide a net gain of membership, and thankfully, more companies are being pressured to drop their financial support for the BSA.
UPS is being petitioned right now, by Scouting for Equality, and Intel has stoppedĀ fundingĀ them, and a push is being made for AT&T to join the movement.
It’s absolutely horrible, but this new push is because of the recent denial of a gay Scout’s Scoutmaster approval to finish his Eagle (which would then have gone to a Board of Review, but you still need the Scoutmaster approval first), but these kinds of incidents, keeps the BSA in the news.
And this is part of the strategy used to defeat DADT, keeping it in the news, and in the forefront of the country’s mind. Ā it is sad to see, but the BSA does need exposed for the hate they spit at the youth members as well.
All my best,
The King of Spades
