Framingham Parents Protest Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Stance; Pack to Ignore Policy
More than half of the parents of Framingham Pack 12 sent a letter to National Boy Scouts saying their Pack will be inclusive of all.
In July, Boy Scouts of America re-affirmed its policy to prohibit gay parents, guardians, leaders and youth. But one Framingham Pack is protesting the policy and will accept all parents, guardians and boys, despite the national policy. More than half of the parents of Cub Scout Pack 12, based out of Plymouth Church under Pack Leader Jim Been, sent a letter to the executive director of Knox Trail Council of Boy Scouts, based in Framingham, stating they have and will continue to ignore the anti-gay policy of Boy Scouts of America. Our letter expresses our disappointment with the Boy Scouts of America's discrimination policy prohibiting gay parents, guardians and youth, said parent Jody Gladstein, who has a second grade son in the Pack. The …
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Dale Arsenault
12:53 pm on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Excellent work Troop 12. Congratulations to all. I hope other troops follow your example. Dale Arsenault more ›