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Adapting to the new world of Boy Scouts
Inside Story looks at adjustments to be made as Boy Scouts end blanket ban on gay leaders
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Inside Story looks at adjustments to be made as Boy Scouts end blanket ban on gay leaders
The Scouts’ national executive board votes to end ban on gay leaders, but local troops may still prohibit gay leaders
Drew Reese, who is applying to be the first openly gay Boy Scout leader in Utah, he discusses the group’s policy change
Scoutmaster Geoffrey McGrath, who was forced to resign in 2014, is unsure whether new policy will be effective
Policy change ends official prohibition on gay Scout leaders but allows local units to make individual decisions
Decision comes after Boys Scouts of America President Robert Gates declared ban no longer sustainable
As the group progresses, some question whether gay men and women can be, as the scout oath promises, ‘morally straight’
Robert Gates, former CIA director and Pentagon chief, says it's time for the Scouts to rethink position on banning gays
Zach Wahls with Scouts for Equality talks about the potential shift in policy announced by Robert Gates
In 2013, after bitter internal debate, the organization decided to allow openly gay scouts but not leaders
