Eagle Scout Steven Colella rescinds status over gay members policy
By SUZANNE KENNEDY - ABC 7 - WJLA
Added: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:24:26 UTC
Becoming an Eagle Scout is no easy task, and a rare one at that. Only about 4 percent of Boy Scouts achieve the high status.
In response the organization's controversial stance on allowing gay people to serve as leaders or join the group, though, some of these high-ranking members are giving up their status.
Becoming an Eagle Scout was one of the happiest days of Steven Colella's life. Since he was 5 years old, he wanted to be one. Now, though, as a gay man, he made the difficult decision to give back a medal he worked most of his life for.
In response to the Boy Scouts' reaffirmation to ban openly gay members, the 23-year-old Frederick resident decided to relinquish his status.
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