Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy: Where Do You Stand?

SOCIAL ISSUES -- July 18, 2012 at 2:28 PM EDT

Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy: Where Do You Stand?

After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed their ban on gay members.

On Wednesday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown discussed the group's decision and the response to it with Molly Hennessy-Fiske, national reporter for the Los Angeles Times based in Houston. Read her story on the issue.

What do you think about the decision? Here's what some of you had to say. Weigh in with your comments below or tweet us @newshour.

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