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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is in 5th grade and we've done scouts since he was in K.  I am in it for the outdoor experience and the life skills.  He and his den planned the majority of our camping trip last weekend - food, making fires, cooking over the fires, coming up with a campfire skit they all agreed on, emceeing the evening program for the younger scouts, cleaning up the camp site.  It was amazing.  It's been a really, really great experience for him.

As a practicing Quaker with many LGBTQ friends and family, do I love the historical baggage and the "hero"/military aspect?  No.  No I do not.  I REALLY wish there were a strong outdoor school or program in the DC area, like Living Earth in Charlottesville.  Honestly, I don't understand why there isn't.  But there isn't, and so we are stuck with the scouts.[/quote]

Has your son ever asked how you reconcile your support for your “many LGBTQ friends and family” with your support for an organization that allows them to be excluded? Do you have plans for how you will answer when he does? Have you thought about what it will mean if he doesn’t?

If, God forbid, your son is a victim of abuse in Scouts will you be able to tell him you had no idea this was a problem? Will you tell him it was because planning a camping trip was too much of a hassle?[/quote]

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