Boy Scouts of America lifts blanket ban on gay adult leaders

Boy Scout Casey Chambers carries a rainbow flag during the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival in California in this June 29, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Noah Berger

DALLAS (Reuters) - The national governing body of the Boy Scouts of America voted on Monday to lift the group's outright ban on openly gay adult leaders and employees, dismantling a policy that has deeply divided the membership of the 105-year-old Texas-based organization. (Reporting by Marice Richter in Dallas; Editing by Steve Gorman and Lisa Shumaker)