The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow openly gay scouts to join the organization, to take effect January 1.

On the opening day of its two-day meeting in Dallas, Texas, roughly 1,400 volunteer leaders from scouting’s 270 councils approved the BSA’s proposal. However, the organization’s ban on gay adults will continue.

Outside the conference center where the national council was meeting, dozens of Christian conservatives waved flags and demonstrated against the change.

“We’re trying to uphold traditional values,” Bill Lizzio, a 56-year-old scout leader from Tennessee, told The New York Times.

There is still work to be done. We need to allow LGB adults to participate. We need to allow trans scouts and leaders. We need to change the homophobic culture of organizations rooted in conservative values.

But for now, we rejoice in this small, but significant victory. Way to go, guys.

Hateful Bigots Think Gay Children Will Destroy The Boy Scouts

Governor of Texas and failed GOP 2012 Presidential candidate Rick Perry took to Twitter this morning to pray to the Lord Almighty that the Boy Scouts of America uphold the teachings of Jesus and discriminate against those filthy, filthy gays.

Rick Perry got his way…SORT OF. The Boy Scouts of America will now allow openly gay scouts, however they are still banning gay scout leaders. Basically, the Boy Scouts would like all the gays under 18 to stand up tall and proud and come out of that closet…and then promptly get yourself back in that closet when you turn 18.

Still, some are VERY UNHAPPY that the Boy Scouts are no longer discriminating against gay CHILDREN. The following people are not only horrible bigots, but even more embarrassing, they are with the man who can’t remember three things, Rick Perry!

“Gays want everything nowadays.”

“Why do ‘homos’ infiltrate ever piece of society?!?!”

“‘Faggots’ wanna take over everything now.”

Can’t believe gay people have the nerve to want to be treated just like EVERYBODY ELSE!

THE GAY MAFIA. L O F’N L.

Not everyone can be as creative as Abraham here with simply adding his two cents of “fags.”

Hear that gays? You are the root of all evil!

‘Butt Scouts.’ Such a wordsmith!

Garrett and Mikey over here seem to believe for some odd reason that the Boy Scouts are some government run operation and that the “law” has been changed by “judges.” You’re right, Garrett! What is the world coming to? So many idiots such as yourself!

Poor Fred here must have heard the news through the grapevine, because he’s wrong about scout leaders. The pedophile part though is really why gay scouts are banned though, the folks that run Boy Scouts of America assume gay adult men = pedophiles.

THANKS, OBAMA.

And if you don’t blame him directly it’s those liberal heathens’ fault!

Now, let’s hear from good ole’ Fox News host Todd Starnes…

Ah, yes. That’s all the gays are about! SEX SEX SEX! They can’t do anything with sexualizing it! That’s why the straights never ever come across gay people when they go about their daily business.

lmao.

Yes! Let the mass exodus of bigots’ shitty demon spawn begin!

Finally, I leave you with ole’ noted nutjob Bryan Fischer. He sees the writing on the walls for the Boy Scouts of America and has written an absolutely beautiful obituary…