Cleveland United Way pulls for Boy Scouts over group's prohibition of gay members

Dan82 · Sep 26, 2012

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/united_way_drops_funding_for_b.html

Officials with United Way of Greater Cleveland announced Tuesday they are moving to pull their funding next year from the Boy Scouts of America after the group recently reaffirmed its prohibition of openly gay youth and adults.

At issue is nearly $100,000 that goes to the Boy Scouts of America Greater Cleveland Council for Scoutreach, a program that brings scouting to about 1,600 inner-city youth with an eye on physical fitness and citizenship.

United Way is just one of several sources of funding for the program, a Boy Scout official said. United Way will continue to fund the program through June 30, 2013, but likely not after that because of the Boy Scouts ban on openly homosexual leaders and youth.

That ban violates a new United Way of Greater Cleveland equal opportunity and diversity policy...

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/united_way_drops_funding_for_b.html
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Mogget · Sep 26, 2012

Loved this

[Boy Scouts spokesman] Norris said the organization's stance isn't meant to be a social commentary and it doesn't inquire about anyone's sexual orientation.
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I can buy that they don't ask, but "isn't meant to be a social commentary"? What the heck is it meant to be then?

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