References To Real Life
The exclusion of people who are openly gay from the Boy Scouts of America is mentioned to highlight the gay-friendly nature of Paul's hometown, which decided in response to exclude the organization; instead they have "Joy Scouts".
PFLAG is also mentioned.
Read more about this topic: Boy Meets Boy (novel)
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