They want to see the Boy Scouts remain a safe place for young boys to learn important values. .
The other side feels that all youth, regardless of sexual orientation and that meet the minimum age requirements, should be able to join scouting. They feel that scouting has been, is, and always will be a safe place for youth. Fully inclusive scouting supporters state that BSA policy also says that sexual contact of any kind at scouting events and activities is grounds for removal from the program. All leaders and adult volunteers have a background check upon registering. They also are required to take a training called Youth Protection, a program that goes through the BSA's policies on issues such as harassment, bullying, sexual abuse, and also what signs to look for and how to protect the well being and safety of youth. It is required to be retaken every two years. Once the training is completed, leaders are then required to report any signs of abuse to authorities, in and out of the scouting program. These policies also state that there is to be no one-on-one contact with youth. In other words, there must be either two adults and one youth, or one adult and two youths, unless in the presences of others. They also feel that the anti-gay policy is hypocritical in that they are going against their own mission. The scout law and oath state that a scout helps others, is morally straight, is friendly, courteous, and kind, but yet they discriminate. .
Both sides have one thing in common. They both want scouting to grow. By allowing scouting to be fully inclusive and allow everyone in, regardless of sexual orientation, it would allow both sides to get what they want. In May, 2013, 1,400 volunteers from across the nation met and voted on the issue. Sixty-one percent of those volunteers voted to change the policy (Key Churches). The new policy did two things. The first was to allow gay youth to be members of the program, but not adults.