Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow

Monday, February 18, 2013 | 8:08 p.m. CST; updated 8:47 p.m. CST, Monday, February 18, 2013

NEW YORK — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a closer look as options for their boys.

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