[nagdu] Exemption for Private Clubs and Religious Organizations

[Mark J. Cadigan]

I am an Eagle Scout, and no one in authority ever had issues with my 
participation. This is not to say that I did not catch flack from parents 
and other kids, just the leaders in charge had no problems with anything I 
wanted to participate in.



There are a few girls in Boy Scouts, however, it is uncommon. However, there 
is a subset of boy scouts called Venture, witch is coed.



As an Eagle Scout and Assistant Scout Master, I know for a fact that there 
are some gay Boy Scouts. In organizations like the Boy Scouts national 
policy and what's implemented on the local level can differ. In my Boy Scout 
troupe no one really cared, it was mostly a don't ask don't tell policy, 
however there was no official guidance on the matter.



Not being gay myself, I don't really know if the kids who were gay were 
picked on or made fun of, however, I was never a witness to someone being 
made fun of for there sexual orientation.  It was far more likely for them 
to be picked on for any number of other reasons; however it was mostly all 
in good fun. I can only remember a few instances of kids picking on each 
other with malicious intent.



Hope this helps,

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Exemption for Private Clubs and Religious Organizations


> Right but the Boy Scouts accept all the boys, not "all the boys but Jim 
> who happens to be blind".
> So there is a difference.
> I think Boy Scouts will let you be a Boy Scout if you are gay, but won't 
> let you serve as any kind of scout master. I'm not clear on that and now 
> want to find out.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:56 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Exemption for Private Clubs and Religious 
> Organizations
>
> They can reject your dog because they aren't a public place; they can 
> reject you because you are exclusive, but you would be in a position to 
> appeal it even if it meant a suit. It's kind of like, to my way of 
> thinking, when say girls might sue Boy Scouts because they wouldn't admit 
> them? I don't really know.
>
> Cindy
>
>
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