Gay eagle scout to soon be banned from Boys Scouts

to Seattle today twin brothers win coveted Eagle Scout award but under Boy Scouts of America politics one brother will

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be forced to leave that organization Comus by Karis Costin itch tells us why a teen who has spent 7 years

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to be out I'm 8 minutes older hearing about the great adventures of these two twin brothers it's inspiring they're so much fun for the Liam brothers in August Easton Calabria seniors at Seattle's Nathan Hale High School have been boy

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s since they were 11 years old I would like to say that Scouting has provided numerous opportunities to step out of their comfort zone today and together as they do just about everything Liam and August were honored as Eagle Scouts the highest ranked and most privileged in the Boy Scouts, this is amazing, the bond between brothers is powerful. blatantly identical down to their 22 merit badges, they're just always together, well there's so much alike, they're all so different, i was elected senior patrol leader By the time i got to my high school, liam is gay.

August is straight and well, so far that has never affected the position of Liam and the

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. getting adults involved, this is really an interesting relevance to coming to see Boy Scouts as a non-inclusive organization. Liam, who is part of the Boy Scout adventure team, will be considered a Boy Scout until he is 21, after which, according to BSA policy, he will not. he will no longer be allowed to participate I don't think it's true to the scouting way I mean it's absolutely scouting it should be an inclusive organization in april BSA pulled a Rainier Beach Church Charter because their Scoutmaster Jeff McGrath also an Eagle Scout is openly gay its a really frustrating situation some of the best memories for the Twins are the ones with their dad also with the Scouts kayaking camping and hiking along with their true memories Liam says he wants Sunday with his own kids i want to do everything that I can to see my sons in Scouting with me involved the Boy Scouts are going to lose a great leader very very dedicated the father of the twins Jack Calabria is disappointing right now because I had such a beautiful experience with them two brothers with identical paths that are now separated by a policy that they hope will soon change in Seattle on Kara cost color image for news