The Boyscouts of America were taken on by the ACLU in the case of Boy Scouts of America v Dale because apparently Dale thought that hanging out with little boys as a homosexual was a great idea. It makes as much sense as a grown heterosexual man taking girl scouts on an overnight outing. I wonder how many parents would feel comfortable with that
first thing--you're last statement, about heterosexual men leading girl scouts. my mom is the assistant scoutmaster in the troop I was in (and I was one for about 5 months--until moving to colorado for college). so that means you would have a problem with women leaders in the BSA. no one in my troop (parents) had a problem with my mom being a leader at these outings. there are very few troops left in the area (SW VA) that have a male-only leadership policy (which is the decision of these troops, not of the councils or districts).
oh, and why didn't you mention the lesbian girl scout leaders? gotta be fair in your prejudice, ya know.
secondly, and far more importantly, the BSA has very specific rules on the issue of leaders and outings. whenever you do any activity, I mean any at all, you have to have at least two leaders. this policy is designed to limit the oppurtunity for abuse. not only that, but its a safety issue--better to have two heads in case one is lost.
To me, it doesn't matter what gender/sexuality you are. If you're a good leader, you're welcome to help. god knows that we need good leaders, and they are far to scarce to limit to just males or just heterosexual males.
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