I don't know if the article is intentionally trying to mislead or what, but as far as I know, the Boy Scouts does not ask or ban boys who claim to be homosexual from being a Boy Scout. The Boy Scouts ban on homosexuality has to do with it's leadership. That being said, aside from our yearly abuse/safety talk with the boys, the topic of homosexuality isn't discussed.
I am a leader (committee member) of my boys Scout troop, and that is how I understand it. One thing that gets constantly reviewed for us leaders is the two depth leadership rule. It is not just for the boys safety, but for ours as well. If a leader puts him or herself in a situation that even looks compromising, it can lead to trouble.
One other side note: if there are only two adult leaders and one of the leaders has to escort a Scout somewhere, we are required to bring along another Scout. This minimizes the problems of a “he said-he said” problem.
We had a local guy running for a local office. He was a well-known homosexual. We also knew he was a cubmaster. But he never mentioned being a cubmaster in his campaign, and nobody ever really pushed the issue of how an openly gay perseon, living with another man, and highly public (he had worked for the Democratic governor on a commission), could have answered the questions on his forms truthfully and been accepted as a cubmaster.
Of course, I don’t know if the cub scouts have the same rules as the boy scouts.