D.C. Panel to Examine Boy Scouts' Ban on Gays; Policy Violates Human Rights Act, 2 Men Say From: The Washington Post | Date: January 20, 1998| Author: Julie Makinen Bowles | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Michael S. Geller joined the Boy Scouts the first day he was eligible -- May 29, 1973, his 11th birthday. By all accounts, he was a model member, attaining the highest rank of Eagle Scout and renewing his membership annually throughout his twenties.

Roland D. Pool also was a decorated Scout. He joined the Cub Scouts at age 8, progressed to Eagle Scout and assistant scoutmaster, and worked five summers at the Boy Scouts' main wilderness camp. Now in his thirties, he had hoped to v...

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