Sure ... same as the military. Or the priesthood. Or schoolteachers. Or football coaches. Or ...
That doesn't mean you should deliberately, willfully let them in, nor should you let them publicly parade their perversion in front of everybody.
Two-deep leadership is the key to success.
It sure helps. It works better if you don't let the organization get flooded with queers. "Two deep" does no good if they're both child-molesting sodomites.
So far, the successful molesters have been successful at hiding. If a Scoutmaster comes to me and says he is gay, I know to keep my eye on him.
I’ve been a Scoutmaster for 6 years and I would rather know than not know.