With Hire, Boy Scouts Affiliate in New York Defies Ban on Gays

Taking the first step toward a possible face-off over the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on openly gay adult members or employees, the organization’s New York affiliate said on Thursday that it had hired a gay Eagle Scout to work in a scout camp this summer. The New York group, the Boy Scouts’ Greater New York Councils, announced the hiring of Pascal Tessier, an 18-year-old Eagle Scout. He became a prominent figure among those speaking out against the ban on gay people over 18 in scouting.