The "Cubbing Program" was introduced by the Boy Scouts of
America in 1930, but its roots go all the way back to the first
days of Scouting. With the early success of the Boy Scouts
for boys 12 and over, there was popular demand for a "
younger boy program" for the siblings of Scouts. Because of
concerns that a younger boy program might have a negative
effect on the fledgling Boy Scouts program, the BSA was very
careful in their dealings with this "younger boy problem." (See
Scouting Magazine article on "Cubbing" June 1930)

In 1916, Sir Robert Baden-Powell introduced the "Wolf Cub"
program for younger boys. This program soon found its way to
numerous communities in the Americas. There were also
other 'younger boy' organizations such as the "Little Lodge"
of the "Woodcraft Indians," the "Boy Pioneers," and the "Boy
Rangers." Some BSA Boy Scout Troops were also sponsoring
unofficial "Junior Troops" and "Cadet Corps."

Finally, after 20 years of Boy Scouting in America, "Cubbing"
was introduced! What has followed has been nothing short of
phenomonal! Boasting over 50,000,000 members since its
inception, no program in history has had the far ranging impact
on American youth than Cubbing and Cub Scouting have!

The following is a condensed history of Cubbing in America.
From then, to now.......

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™What is the Boy Scouts of America policy on gays?

@ It's hard to determine exactly what the policy is, since it is
not stated in the BSA Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, or
Procedures for Maintaining Standards of Membership, nor in
any leader manual or handbooks that boys and parents use,
nor in any training course syllabus, nor on any application. The
earliest written record was in an internal memo dated 1978; it
first reached public attention when Tim Curran sued the BSA
in 1980; and it was discussed in Scouting magazine twice only
in 1992. It appears in various briefing and position papers for
BSA internal use only. The closest thing to a National Council
or Executive Board policy statement was a request for those
who supported the lawsuits to stand.

In defending their stance, National Council spokesmen usually
quote from the Scout Oath:

"to keep myself morally straight"

and the Scout Law:

"A Scout is Clean."

They state their support of "traditional family values" and
leaders as "moral role models." The National Council Boy
Scouts of America gives out the message to the public,
scouters and adult leaders that people who are gay do not
have family values and don't live moral lives. The BSA places
all gay people into one category, negating the diversity and
uniqueness of people who are gay. They claim through their
logic that there is such a thing as a gay way of believing.
There are conservative, liberal and moderate people who are
gay. They come from all walks of life and represent every
segment of society. Would they also use that same logic when
describing heterosexual people? They espouse the belief that
gays have inferior values then their own. The National Council
Boy Scouts of America has not defined what they mean when
they use the term "family values."

The BSA practice is to deny registration to any "known or
avowed" homosexual. In fact they have dismissed gays,
children of gay or lesbian parents, bisexuals, celibate
homosexuals, and suspected homosexuals. While the stance is
apparently "don't ask, don't tell," they do act on anonymous
tips and "common community knowledge" and have carried
on intrusive investigations

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