I spoke with an acquaintance who is involved with a scout troupe. They told me that while the leadership may be homophobic, there are local groups that have openly gay adults involved despite the rules. Their point of view is that the organization has some benefits for children and that rather than abandon it altogether some people want to change it from the inside. I am hoping that someone will start a new similar organization for kids that is not homophobic so that all the parents and kids that are offended by homophobia can still have fun. Let the bigots stew in their own juices.
There have been friends of scouts all along, if you don't want to pay for uniform, no military drills, don't want to be called boy whatever, no badges, no salutes, no whatever that you don't like, no sirs. Just that in USA, everything have to have a return, like badges for your trouble.
