Boy Scouts march in uniform at Utah’s Gay Pride Parade Against What They Have Been Told

Boy Scouts are shown marching in the Utah Gay Pride Parade Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Members of Scouts for Equality marched in the parade following last week’s vote by Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay youth to participate in scouting. Scouts for Equality is made up of Scouting alumni advocating to end the BSA’s ban on gay members and leaders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

According to a report from NBC News, Boy Scouts in uniform marched in the Utah Gay Pride parade Sunday in defiance of a policy that prohibits them from taking political positions while dressed in Boy Scouts regalia. The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the single largest chartering organization of Boy Scouts nationwide. A spokesman for the Mormon church wrote for On Faith last week that the church welcomes the inclusion of gay members, but affirms the prohibition on “sexual conduct” for scouts.
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By Elizabeth Tenety