BSA officially says that gays are not "morally straight" and belief in God is a basic value of Scouting see http://www.bsalegal.org/faqs-195.asp. But their FAQ says nothing about all of the government support they receive in the form of government grants, rental subsidies, and public school sponsored units and recruiting. Those are the legal issues and BSA is on the wrong side here, they keep insisting they are entitled to government benefits even though they restrict their membership. As long as the national organization takes this stance it unethical to be a member of BSA even when the particular local unit looks the other way and doesn't enforce the national membership policy.