I think their troubles really began in 1964, when they erected the Boy Scout statue on the D.C. Ellipse

at the very least, it sent the wrong signal to aspiring scoutmasters

(or, “hey, little boy, wanna see the puppy i’ve got under my tent?”)

Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes

Perhaps we should just say that its erection came prematurely,

The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult leaders in 2015. In 2017, it made the historic announcement that girls would be accepted as Cub Scouts as of 2018 and into the flagship Boy Scout program — renamed Scouts BSA — in 2019.