I'm posting this because I think it should be on the web somewhere where it might be found and used.
"A man who is homosexual is no more at risk of abusing a boy than a man who is heterosexual is at risk of abusing a girl."
"Part of the stigma is the sense that they must be more risk to children. There simply isn't any scientific evidence to support that."
"There's no credible evidence that a homosexual man is more likely to abuse a child than a heterosexual man."
— Fred S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the Johns Hopkins Sexual Disorders Clinic, specializing in the evaluation and treatment of patients with sexual disorders, such as pedophilia, voyeurism, and exhibitionism. Quoted from Penn & Teller's Bullshit: Boy Scouts.
Incidentally, this particular programme is about how the Boy Scouts of America has been taken over by the conservative Christian Right, and now actively excludes atheists and homosexuals. The Supreme Court of the USA upheld this right because the BSA is a private organization, but in fact it receives a lot of public funds and has a special connection with the US military. The Scouting for All campaign exists in opposition.
I'm pleased to say that the Scout Association of the UK say "It's OK to be gay and a Scout!" and have many clearly and sensible policies on the matter on their site.
Although, given the second line and seventh article of the Promise and Law the Scouts may simply be fundamentally flawed.
