By Barbara Frankel
Under pressure from corporate donors, the public and President Obama, the Boy Scouts of America today announced an end to its ban on gay members. But the policy would still not allow gay or lesbian scout leaders.
The Boy Scouts’ board, which includes the CEOs of AT&T and Ernst & Young, must vote on the decision at its May meeting. And the timing of the announcement is curious as the news media is justifiably consumed with coverage of the Boston terrorist attacks, therefore minimizing coverage of the Boy Scouts’ decision.
