Boy Scouts of America votes to ease ban on gay members
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts, ending a divisive ban.
But a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.
More than 60% of the national council, with 1,400 voting members, supported the change at a meeting in Texas.
The National Commissioner of Boy Scouts America, Tico Perez, said: "This resolution dealt with youth, we have not changed our adult membership standards."