On the expected eve of the Boy Scouts of America’s decision on whether to allow gay membership it has been revealed that two senators have sent a letter to the group’s head asking the organization “to adopt inclusive membership and leadership policies that will allow for all Americans to participate in the Boy Scouts.”
BuzzFeed reported that Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, both Eagle Scouts, wrote to Wayne Brock, chief Scout executive stating “We don’t believe anyone should be denied the opportunity to participate in the amazing and important experience that is Scouting.”
The complete letter is below.
Zach Wahls, Eagle Scout and founder of Scouts for Equality, told BuzzFeed Monday night that his organization had met with both senators’ offices to discuss the ban in January.
“As they wrote so eloquently in their letter and as the BSA’s honorary president, Mr. Obama, said over the weekend, Scouting should be home to all who will abide its code, live its lessons and are willing to blaze a trail. We hope the BSA will heed the advice two of its most distinguished alumni have to offer,” Wahls said of Brown and Merkley’s letter.
