away from being legally eligible to run for the house of representatives in iowa. any thoughts of doing that? you know, lawrence, i m an engineering student at the university of iowa. i m planning ongoing into engineering. you know, it s of course not to say there aren t some public policy things i d like to see accomplished. personally no, no plans yet. typical politician. i have no interest in running. typical politician there sitting with your mothers. so yeah. what happened? well, you know, i think if i recall correctly, we spoke i think on a thursday or friday night literally dozens of hours after i had given the speech. i had the opportunity over the next several years some of your viewers may remember i actually appeared on this show talking about my campaign to end discrimination in the boy scouts of america as co-founder and executive director of scouts for equality. and along the way i started to really get an understanding of
you know, lawrence, i m an engineering student at the university of iowa. i m planning ongoing into engineering. you know, it s of course not to say there aren t some public policy things i d like to see accomplished. personally no, no plans yet. typical politician. i have no interest in running. typical politician there sitting with your mothers. so yeah. what happened? well, you know, i think if i recall correctly, we spoke i think on a thursday or friday night literally dozens of hours after i had given the speech. i had the opportunity over the next several years some of your viewers may remember i actually appeared on this show talking about my campaign to end discrimination in the boy scouts of america as co-founder and executive director of scouts for equality. and along the way i started to really get an understanding of the impact that i could have as a potential as an advocate
scouts, quote, cub scout dens will be single gender. a separate program for older girls will be available in 2019. that will enable them to earn the coveted rank of eagle scout. that news broke by pete williams at the top of the hour. joined now by tom savidge, a former boy scout, and zach walz, scouts for equality. this is the scouts explanation for why they are doing this. families today are busier and more diverse than ever. most are dual-earners and more single-parent households than ever before making convenient programs that serve the whole family more appealing. the statement goes on to read, in part, additionally many groups underserved by scouting, including the hispanic and asian communities, prefer to participate in activities as a family. charlie, what do you make of all of this? well, i can till as not only a former boy scout but the
particularly this year. well now the boy scouts of america is expected to take a major leap and end its blanket ban on gay leaders on monday. in may, the national president of the boy scouts robert gates spoke out publicly saying that the ban on gay adults quote, unquote, cannot be sustained. we reached out to gates for an interview. he was not available but was able to send us this statement which reads, quote, this resolution will allow chartered organizations select adult leaders without regard to sexual orientation. joining me right now is zach walls, he is the executive director for the groups scouts for equality. hi fred. so what is your reaction to this ban being lifted? we re excited. i want to be clear that this is not over. the woi scouts are going to be
that s the value of performance. northrop grumman. two major developments in if fight for equality. defense secretary ash carter ordered a six-month study that will look at formally ending the ban of transgender service members in the military. and boy scouts of america adopted a resolution allowing gay adults to serve as scout leaders. the full board will vote on the measure coming up in two weeks. joining me now is allison robertson, former army captain, trans gender and josh is executive director for scouts for equality. allison, let me start with you. it s estimated as many as 15,000