""When I was a kid, Scouting felt like getting ready for a mission or an expedition. Now, as a 64-year-old adult leader, donning the uniform felt like preparation for a calling.""
""I couldn't really think about the grief and loss of my years-long love affair with scouting that had been torn away from me. I couldn't process it that way at the time. And so it just got turned into a fierce dedication to fixing an injustice.""
Tim Curran, expelled from the Boy Scouts at 18 for being gay, has returned as a scoutmaster 45 years later. He joined the Scouts at 14, achieving Eagle rank and founding a troop for deaf Scouts. After coming out at 16, he faced rejection from the Scouts when applying for a staff position at the 1981 National Jamboree. His case, supported by the ACLU, became a landmark legal challenge against the Scouts' ban on gay individuals. Curran's journey reflects a commitment to justice and inclusivity in Scouting.
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