Elizabeth Weise
USA TODAY
The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youth to participate in scouting. The historic vote, with 60% in favor, signals another shift in American 
public opinion about homosexuality but still leaves the organization with many future hurdles.
“It brings the Boy Scouts back into the American mainstream,” said Beth Gazley, a professor at Indiana University in Bloomington who studies non-profits.
The vote overturns a 22-year-old ban on openly gay scouts. It was based on a line from the 1911 Boy Scouts of America oath: “On my honor I will do my best….to keep myself physically strong, mentally alert and morally straight.” Click here to continue reading.
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