InOBU said:

...If the majority mainstream can't get by without it, well tough, share it or loose it.

Larry-

You will note that in none of my posts have I ever defended the BSA's position of gays in Scouts. I agree with you that "marginalized" kids need Scouting every bit as much as the "mainstream majority", and that we can't sacrifice the minority for the sake of the majority. All I've ever said is don't punish the kids. Scouting is not perfect, but neither do I think it is so bad we should scrap it altogether. Let's work to CHANGE it, so that it meets the needs of our times.

To "lose it" completely seems to me to be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

- Al