Thousands are now rallying around former Boy Scouts leader Greg Bourke, a gay parent of two children. Greg and his partner have been together for 30 years and are, from my firsthand knowledge, outstanding parents.

My thoughts on shielding children from homosexuals: Unless you’re raising your children in a Little House on the Prairie, you can’t shield them from seeing same-sex parents at PTA, school functions, scout meetings, company picnics, playgrounds, grocery stores, and even church. [Boy Scout CEO: The “vast majority of the parents of youth we serve value their right to address issues of same-sex orientation within their family, with spiritual advisers, and at the appropriate time and in the right setting.”] No one disputes a parental right to leadership unless, of course, you’re gay. But the light of day doesn’t lie to your children. They see that gay people are parents, too.

PETITION TO REINSTATE Greg Bourke as a Boy Scout leader HERE

NEWSPRINT: Here is the complete story published on September 18, 2012 in The Courier-Journal.