Original sentence: After writing his letter to the editor, Steven Cozza earned the rank of Eagle Scout at the age of 14 and began bicycle racing at the age of 15.Scouting For All is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose stated purpose is to promoting tolerance and diversity within the Boy Scouts of America in the face of its policies requiring members to believe in God, be males, and not be homosexuals.The heterosexual young man criticized the BSA's policies and pointed out potential contradictions between those policies and the organization's own governing Scout Oath and Scout Law
Edited sentence: After writing his now-famous letter to the editor at the age of 12 (and the rank of Life Scout), Steven Cozza earned the rank of Eagle Scout at the age of 14 and began bicycle racing at the age of 15.Scouting For All is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting tolerance and diversity within the Boy Scouts of America in the face of its restrictive policies denying membership to those who are gay/lesbian, nontheist, and/or girls/women.The heterosexual young man criticized the BSA's policies and pointed out the contradictions between those policies and the organization's own governing Scout Oath and Scout Law.These policies include stripping membership from  Scouts and Scouters who are found to be homosexual or nontheist