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@SilverMk2

No you don't segregate them but I am sure a lot of people out there arent comfortable with girls and boys camping in the same tents

knowing how I was when I was a kid just evokes waves of Karmic Panic in me.

@Relapse

I think you missed something there. Frazz got it

Bakerofish wrote:No you don't segregate them but I am sure a lot of people out there arent comfortable with girls and boys camping in the same tents

But what about the threat of people who have not come out of the closet? OH NO, SECRET PEOPLE WHO MAY LIKE PEOPLE IN THE SAME TENT/CAMPING GROUND AS THEM!

Why not just ban camping because a tree might blow over and injure some kids? Or the sun might burn their skin?

SilverMK2 wrote:

Bakerofish wrote:No you don't segregate them but I am sure a lot of people out there arent comfortable with girls and boys camping in the same tents

But what about the threat of people who have not come out of the closet? OH NO, SECRET PEOPLE WHO MAY LIKE PEOPLE IN THE SAME TENT/CAMPING GROUND AS THEM!

Why not just ban camping because a tree might blow over and injure some kids? Or the sun might burn their skin?

the first part is actually a very real problem that the BSA has been dealing with for years. That's why i had an earlier comment about having a Lesbian as scout master being "one less thing to worry about"

look, you might not have kids yet, I dont certainly, but looking back at what *I* did as a kid made me realize that people have a point. It's about striking a balance

the Boy Scouts were created with ideals that some may find outdated today but that doesnt mean that it can't change. And outdated doesnt necessarily mean bad either..

Bakerofish wrote:look, you might not have kids yet, I dont certainly, but looking back at what *I* did as a kid made me realize that people have a point. It's about striking a balance

So, was I the only vaguely civil child around?

Bakerofish wrote:
the first part is actually a very real problem that the BSA has been dealing with for years.

Well, really since the BSA has existed. Its not like gay people just suddenly appeared 30 years ago.

Frazzled wrote:
No gak sherlock. He also said no coed sleepovers. Same idea.

Simple solution: STD tests for all BSA kids. No pregnancy, no STDs, no problem. It'll be like Sparta, but cleaner, and we all know how tough they were.

But in all seriousness, it would easy to simply ban sexual behavior. That way if a homosexual makes an advance at a BSA event, and its reported (and it most likely would be considering the ubiquity of straight people) he can simply be removed on those grounds. If it isn't reported, well, there's really no way to stop that, not even by banning homosexuals.

@dogma

i wouldnt go as far as "since" but yeah its been happening a long time.