So, does this rift indicate that the Boy Scouts of America is finally catching up with the rest of America on the view that such discrimination is wrong? The Boy Scouts of America ended its full ban on openly gay youth in 2013, and then considered ending its ban on gay scout leaders in 2015. Under pressure from the Mormon Church, the Boy Scouts of America stopped short of prohibiting discrimination against openly gay scout leaders. Even with this exemption, the Mormon Church was incensed, and vocal in its displeasure, about the easing of the ban. It would therefore be a good moment for the Boy Scouts of America to take the opportunity to end anti-gay discrimination within its organization, without exception.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2017 18:56 UTC