squeaky wheels still get hosed

Some of you don't know this, but I am a fan of George Takei (Mr. Sulu from Star Trek) on Facebook because he posts a lot of funny stuff. He occasionally has commentary on certain subjects and I enjoy reading them. One subject is that he is gay (which I knew) and that he used to be a Boy Scout (which I didn't know). Since finding that out, I've seen other news related to boys in the Scouts that are coming to terms with being gay and have been denied all sorts of Boy Scout things: badges, honors, etc.
 The BSA states in it's laws that the organization is open to all boys, I don't believe there are any provisions after that. However, I did read that blacks were not permitted to join until the abolishment of Jim Crow laws. Okay, fine, we in America had an absurd set of rules for racial inequality at one point and the Scouts overcame that, as well as other controversies in their history. That being said, I realized in reading all these articles that most of the time it's not the boys in the troops that have a problem with their fellow brother, it's the older leaders. And their probably old white men.
Now, I go to an art school, and maybe it's because I go to an art school, but the students there don't seem to care if you're gay, or black, or Asian, wear a ripped cookie monster t-shirt with Cavalli jeans or have green striped hair. We don't care! People are people and I can guarantee that you can not tell your heart who to love or what to do about it. You love who you love and that is that.

live long and prosper