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DavidDvorkin

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3. Was The Founder Of The Scouting Movement Gay?

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:48 PM

Jun 2012

Boy Scouts of America continues to openly exclude gay men and boys from their organization, and so far, the courts have not forced them to change their opinion. (Girls Scouts do not discriminate against lesbian girls and women.)

Wouldn’t it be the ultimate irony if the guy who founded scouting had been gay? According to some biographers, he was.

http://gayscribe.com/scoutingfounder/

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Chuck Norris OP/ED via "ammoland.com"..."Is Obama Creating a Pro-Gay Boy Scouts of America?" [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jun 2012 OP

Chuck Norris, an all-American asshole! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #1

Translation: "I need attention, so I'm making up some crazy shit, like all my wingnut friends do!" struggle4progress Jun 2012 #2

Was The Founder Of The Scouting Movement Gay? DavidDvorkin Jun 2012 #3

Some people say that CN buggers little boys. eom Mika Jun 2012 #4

Can I write an Op/Ed: Was Chuck Norris born an Asshole, or did he work at it his whole life? Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2012 #5

Hey Chuck, are you an asshole or what??!! center rising Jun 2012 #6