Zach also says his mother , a lesbian , ran his youth den without any parents objecting . After ban on Scout instituted , Wahls became activist to allow gays in Scouting . Wahls says ban is harmful since Scout lost funding and support of many parents . I remember so clearly were one of the reasons that , a decade later , I founded Scouts for Equality , the national campaign to end the Boy Scouts of America 's ban on gay members . Wahls : Boy Scouts of America could pass national ban , but local units could still discriminate .
Zach also says his mother , a lesbian , ran his youth den without any parents objecting . After ban on Scout instituted , Wahls became activist to allow gays in Scouting . Wahls says ban is harmful since Scout lost funding and support of many parents . Wahls : Boy Scouts of America could pass national ban , but local units could still discriminate .