It's springtime, and between the return of the Braves and the return of my allergies, I've found it hard to focus. This illogical bit of legislation sought to prevent any government agency from denying money or facilities to the Boy Scouts because of that organization's anti-gay policies. It cleared the House and even a Senate committee before withering away in the legislative session's final hours. My last column suggested the Legislature stay away from regulating how people treat the Boy Scouts. But amid the sex scandal at Woodstock High, no one has suggested all straight men be locked away from teen-age girls.
Double standards die hard.
The point is made. Two steps forward and a big leap back overseas. The Netherlands began performing same-sex weddings. Parisians elected an openly gay mayor. Yet, the president of Namibia told police to arrest, imprison and deport gays.