Obviously, I think that the Boy Scouts should allow gay members. I mean the fact that they don’t is insane. I mean, they won’t let their members be gay, or openly gay anyway, but they’re letting them wear neckerchiefs and green short-shorts?
Ellen DeGeneres about the Boy Scouts
Now, I realise this is a big decision for the Boy Scouts because if the Boy Scouts start treating gays equally, they’re going to become the first group to do it—after the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, the Coast Guard, all of the United Kingdom and Cher.
