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A new Boy Scout policy allowing gay leaders and volunteers was approved by the group's National Executive Board on a 45-12 vote. It takes effect immediately. 

Boy Scouts of America units chartered by religious organizations will still be permitted to exclude gay adults for religious reasons. 

Tom Weber talks with John Andrews about how the move plays out on the regional level. John Andrews leads the Northern Star Council, which oversees scouting in the Twin Cities area and western Wisconsin.

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The new policy was approved by the group's National Executive Board, effective immediately.  Boy Scout units chartered by religious organizations will still be permitted to exclude gay adults for religious reasons.

The new policy was approved by the group's National Executive Board on a 45-12
vote. It takes effect immediately.  Boy Scout units chartered by religious organizations will still be permitted to exclude gay adults for religious reasons.

An end to the Boy Scouts' ban on openly gay adult leaders and volunteers

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