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Boy Scouts of America to ask ruling board’s permission to end gay ban

A spokesperson for the Boy Scouts of America announced Friday that the group intends to drop its ban on openly gay members. According to Reuters, however, the Scouts’ ruling board must still vote in May whether to ratify the end of the discriminatory ban. If the ruling goes through, said…

‘Perversion files’ released on Boy Scouts sex abuse

LOS ANGELES — US scout leaders covered up generations of sexual abuse inflicted on its young members, victims’ lawyers said Thursday, as thousands of pages of so-called “perversion files” were published online. Unveiling details from the 14,500 pages of documents, including handwritten notes, the lawyers said Boy Scouts of America…