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> But such is not the case when a gay man becomes the leader of a boy scout troop. He may have good intentions, but it is highly highly reasonable to assume he

> But such is not the case when a gay man becomes the leader of a boy scout troop. He may have good intentions, but it is highly highly reasonable to assume he does not. This portion of your comment is unreasonable. Girl Scout troops welcome male leaders, including heterosexual male leaders, without any insinuation of pedophilia or child sexual abuse.[1] There is no evidence that child sexual abuse is more of an issue for homosexual males than it is for heterosexual males,[2] and therefore no legitimate reason for you to suggest that homosexual male leaders of boy scout troops are more problematic than heterosexual male leaders of girl scout troops. [1] Example: https://www.girlscoutsni.org/en/our-council/news/2016/dads_who_lead_the_wa.html https://www.girlscoutsni.org/en/our-council/news/2016/dads_w... [2] Written by a professor who specializes in the area of clerical sexual abuse: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/10/22/no-homosexuality-not-risk-factor-sexual-abuse-children https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/10/22/no-homosexu...

kilgnad 4y ago
Male leaders tend to have daughter(s) or family in the troop thus the incentives are aligned. A single male is rarely the troop leader. There is a reason to suspect a single heterosexual male joining a girl scout troop for the same reason you'd suspect a single male joining an all female yoga class. There's a degree of common sense here that's being deliberately ignored. If a pedophile who's never acted out on his desires becomes a scout leader it is completely logical and wise to question his intentions as it is to question the intentions of a male girl scout leader or a gay boy scout leader. You have to look at circumstance and evidence and nuance. You can't just build simplistic logic of "this exists and therefore the following must be completely true". No. Life is much more complex such that if your own child was part of a troop and ANY person who matches the profile of the characters described above MUST be questioned for the safety of your child.
- commoner 4y ago
  > Male leaders tend to have daughter(s) or family in the troop thus the incentives are aligned. A single male is rarely thie troop leader. Gay male leaders can also have son(s) or family in boy scout troups. The Boy Scouts of America stopped prohibiting gay individuals from becoming members in 2013 and stopped prohibiting gay scout leaders from holding memberships in 2015.* The majority of homosexual males are not pedophiles, just as the majority of heterosexual males are not pedophiles, so your reasoning is faulty. There is no legitimate reason to view homosexual males with any more suspicion than heterosexual males in scouting. * https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/dont-clap-just-yet-boy-scouts https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/dont-clap-just-yet-bo...

kilgnad 4y ago

Male leaders tend to have daughter(s) or family in the troop thus the incentives are aligned. A single male is rarely the troop leader. There is a reason to suspect a single heterosexual male joining a girl scout troop for the same reason you'd suspect a single male joining an all female yoga class. There's a degree of common sense here that's being deliberately ignored. If a pedophile who's never acted out on his desires becomes a scout leader it is completely logical and wise to question his intentions as it is to question the intentions of a male girl scout leader or a gay boy scout leader. You have to look at circumstance and evidence and nuance. You can't just build simplistic logic of "this exists and therefore the following must be completely true". No. Life is much more complex such that if your own child was part of a troop and ANY person who matches the profile of the characters described above MUST be questioned for the safety of your child.

commoner 4y ago
> Male leaders tend to have daughter(s) or family in the troop thus the incentives are aligned. A single male is rarely thie troop leader. Gay male leaders can also have son(s) or family in boy scout troups. The Boy Scouts of America stopped prohibiting gay individuals from becoming members in 2013 and stopped prohibiting gay scout leaders from holding memberships in 2015.* The majority of homosexual males are not pedophiles, just as the majority of heterosexual males are not pedophiles, so your reasoning is faulty. There is no legitimate reason to view homosexual males with any more suspicion than heterosexual males in scouting. * https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/dont-clap-just-yet-boy-scouts https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/dont-clap-just-yet-bo...