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FSogol

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12. The vast majority of BSA members are not bigoted. The change to allow

Reply to Stargazer09 (Reply #9)

Fri May 22, 2015, 05:17 PM

May 2015

gay scouts was made following polling leaders and parents registered with units across the country. The biggest no vote came from Mormon troops. The pressure to change is coming from inside, but also from corporations that help fund scouting (Merck, UPS, Intel, Levi-Strauss) not from the Girls Scouts of America.

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The vast majority of BSA members are not bigoted. The change to allow FSogol May 2015 #12

I haven't seen the polling results Stargazer09 May 2015 #13

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