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Scouting Under Political Pressure | Charleston News
Scouting America’s big National Jamboree in West Virginia is heating up with political drama as the organization quietly removed dedicated spaces for LGBTQ Scouts, women, and Scouts of color—just weeks after pressure from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that military ties could be at risk if diversity initiatives weren’t scaled back. The ACLU and LGBTQ Scout leaders are outraged, calling it a betrayal of progress and an overreach by the Pentagon, which still provides logistical support to the event. A leaked legal document reveals ongoing scrutiny over whether Scouting America is…
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