"Founders"@en . "2012-06-07"^^ . . "1114499962"^^ . . . . . "2012-06-07"^^ . . "16969"^^ . "A Scout is Equal" . . "150"^^ . "Scouts for Equality"@en . . "Advocacy" . . . . . "Scouts for Equality (SFE) is an American advocacy organization that advocates for equal treatment within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for all scouts and scout leaders, regardless of sexual orientation. On July 17, 2012, the BSA reaffirmed a policy, first established in 1991, which prohibited \"known or avowed\" gay scouts and scout leaders from participating in the organization."@en . "Board of Directors"@en . . . "Scouts for Equality (SFE) is an American advocacy organization that advocates for equal treatment within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for all scouts and scout leaders, regardless of sexual orientation. On July 17, 2012, the BSA reaffirmed a policy, first established in 1991, which prohibited \"known or avowed\" gay scouts and scout leaders from participating in the organization. On May 23, 2013, the BSA approved a resolution to remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone (effective January 1, 2014), but maintained the national ban on gay scout leaders. Scouts for Equality continues to advocate for an end to the BSA's requirement that scout leaders be heterosexual. In late May 2015, Robert Gates, the president of the BSA, called for an ending of the ban on gay scouting leaders."@en . . . "Justin Paul Wilson"@en . . . . "SFE"@en . "Scouts for Equality"@en . . . "37332960"^^ . . "United States"@en . "Justin Bickford"@en . . . ""@en . . "Advocacy"@en . . . . . "J. Justin Wilson"@en . . "Jonathan Hillis"@en . . . . . . . . "Scouts for Equality"@en . . "Executive Director"@en . . . "Founding Members"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "SFE" . . . . . . . . . "A Scout is Equal"@en . . "Brad Hankins"@en . .