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 :: ""Look how few of the 110 million members of BSA have ever been kicked out."" - are you kidding me? First of all, the majority of them are NOT gay. That alone is why ""how few"" of them have ever been kicked out.  Second, a hell of a lot of them keep their mouths shut because they enjoying Scouting so much.  I know at least half a dozen gay Scouts that have vowed never to make their sexual orientation known because they want to stay in the program. I also have a gay friend that was ""dismissed"" from the BSA because he refused to keep his orientation a secret. While I agree that gays in Scouting is not at the top of leader's agendas, it is a ""problem.""  (By the way, this has nothing to do with my views on how the article(s) should or should not be written, I just can't sit quiet and listen to this without saying something). | "