*Bullshit and Obfuscation WARNING! WTF does "in its traditional Scouting programs" actually mean? I'm a Scouting person (though not American) and I don't know. Does it mean they let gays in some parts but not in others? Exactly which parts. "...traditional Scouting programs" doesn't tell us. From a global Scouting perspective, any ban on gays is an extreme, and to most, an unacceptable position. Don't hide what is actually being done. What's being proposed here makes it sound like the policy is "We don't really hate gays. We're only a little bit bigoted." Face and tell the SIMPLE truth. Not something hidden in unclear euphemisms like "traditional Scouting programs". So, precisely who is banned from what? (In clear, simple English, for people without present detailed knowledge.)