My mother continued to be den mother . Scouts says his mother , a lesbian , ran his Scout den without any 1.4 million objecting . After ban on a decade later instituted , Wahls became activist to allow gays in Scouting . Wahls says ban is harmful since Boy Scouts lost funding and support of many parents . Wahls : Scouts of America might lift national ban , but local units could still discriminate .
Scouts says his mother , a lesbian , ran his Scout den without any 1.4 million objecting . After ban on a decade later instituted , Wahls became activist to allow gays in Scouting . Wahls says ban is harmful since Boy Scouts lost funding and support of many parents . Wahls : Scouts of America might lift national ban , but local units could still discriminate .