What do they mean by openly homosexual? Does a boy have to be marching with a sign that says “I’m here and I’m queer, get used to it!”? I don’t see how sexuality figures in that much to what the Boy Scouts do. As part of their pledge to be “morally straight” they are expected to be chaste/abstinent. I would venture further to say that includes not discussing sex in a crude or vulgar way—whether it be heterosexual or otherwise.
What is the policy now? Is it a variation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? If a boy doesn’t state anything about his sexuality is he not questioned about it?
Sexuality should not enter into the boy scout theme.
Put queers in it and it will. That is the point.
You know what openly homosexual is the same as I do. trying to define what is openly homosexual is a cop out.
Don’t ask, Don’t tell? Not a bad idea. IMO.
But catch one telling or acting and he is out.