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The Boy Scouts has reaffirmed its ban on gays: What do you think of the ban?

Print | Comments () Posted by Kristi Palma July 19, 2012 08:00 AM

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The Boy Scouts reaffirmed this week its decision to ban gay individuals from the organization.

According to this AP story, an 11-member special committee of top Scout leaders made the decision after a 2-year review.

According to the story, the organization cites "support from parents as a key reason" why the ban was upheld.

The above video shows former Boy Scout leader, Jennifer Tyrrell, a mom who was removed from her post as den master in April because she is a lesbian, delivering a petition to the Boy Scouts of America headquarters and voicing her frustration with the organization.

What do you think about the ban?

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Kristi Palma, Boston.com Moms producer, is the mom of a kindergartner and a preschooler. She is a writer who enjoys cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes (when her son isn't launching paper airplanes into them). Follow her on Twitter @kristipalma.

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