WASHINGTON, D.C.ÔÇöToday, the Boy Scouts of America announced that the National ┬áExecutive Committee unanimously approved a resolution allowing gay adults to serve as employees and volunteers. ┬áA vote by the National Executive Board, the Boy ScoutsÔÇÖ governing body, is set for July 27th.

Based on the BSAÔÇÖs documents, the change would:

  1. Eliminate the BSAÔÇÖs across the board ban on openly gay or bisexual adults in scouting.
  2. Allow each individual troop or unit to determine its own policy regarding the eligibility of openly gay or bisexual scoutmasters or other adult leaders.
  3. Prohibit regional governing councils or non-Troop entities such as boy scouts camps from discriminating against employees and volunteers based on their sexual orientation.
  4. Allow previously removed leaders to reapply for their positions.

If ratified on Monday, July 27, the change will be effective immediately.

Read more at scoutsforequality.org