NEW YORK — After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, angering critics who hoped that relentless protest campaigns might lead to change.
Despite protests, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | 5:25 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:02 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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