{"id":9150,"date":"2014-06-11T10:51:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T10:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2014-06-12T14:33:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T14:33:39","slug":"holder-boy-scouts-ban-on-gay-adults-perpetuates-worst-kind-of-stereotypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/06\/holder-boy-scouts-ban-on-gay-adults-perpetuates-worst-kind-of-stereotypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Holder: Boy Scouts&#8217; ban on gay adults &#8216;perpetuates worst kind of stereotypes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In remarks delivered at an event hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lambdalegal.org\" target=\"_blank\">Lambda Legal<\/a>, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder took aim at the Boy Scouts of America and called the ban on gay adults \u201ca relic of an age of prejudice and insufficient understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the BSA&#8217;s refusal to allow gay and lesbian adults to serve as scout leaders \u201cperpetuates the worst kind of stereotypes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ppericholder61114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ppericholder61114.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Holder\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ppericholder61114.jpg 700w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ppericholder61114-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Referencing the repeal of \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell,\u201d Holder said that \u201ccourageous lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals routinely put their lives on the line\u201d in the U.S. armed forces, and that \u201cif these men and women are fit for military service, then surely they are fit to mentor, to teach, and to serve as role models for the leaders of future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Boy Scouts of America\u2019s national council voted to allow openly gay youths to join the organization, but has maintained its prohibition on gay adult leaders.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2014\/06\/holder-boy-scouts-ban-on-gay-adults-perpetuates-worst-kind-of-stereotypes\/\" target=\"_blank\">LGBTQ Nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9150\" data-num-posts=\"10\" data-width=\"700\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In remarks delivered at an event hosted by Lambda Legal, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder took aim at the Boy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[195,64],"tags":[697,582],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Holder: Boy Scouts&#039; 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