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May 21, 2015

Boy Scouts’ leader says ban on gay adults not sustainable

By DAVID CRARY, Associated Press JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The national president of the Boy Scouts, Robert Gates, says the organization's longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable and is

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