Gays and Scouts

Re “State Court Upholds Firing of Gay Scout Leader,” May 23: It is troubling to read that some Boy Scout leaders believe that promoting prejudging, ignorance and discrimination is helpful in the stated goal “to promote citizenship training, character and personal fitness.” They may have a right to do it, but to those of us who know that some of the finest examples of citizenship, morality and character are the gay men and women that we know, it is appalling that anyone would use such useless criteria as sexual orientation to determine job qualifications.

There is overwhelming evidence that heterosexuals are usually the perpetrators of crimes against children. Should we ban all heterosexuals from guiding our children and grandchildren? Such hypocrisy and ignorance are degrading and undermining the Boy Scouts of America and its goals.

CHUCK and LIZ ARMSTRONG

Pacific Palisades