Yes they did, and they were standing strong for a period of time. I’m not sure what happened. Had to be a failure at the top.
Nailed it in one! And now those who betrayed every boy in coming generations have served or will serve at the highest level of the US Government.
First up, Robert Gates, former Secretary of Defense for Obama, was the head of BSA when the decision was taken to fold to the gay lobby by allowing gay Scouts. Then came his fellow traveler Rex Tillerson, now about to be the Secretary of State, taking the next step when he was at the head of the BSA by allowing gay Scoutmasters.
All of this was due to pressure from the BSA's significant funding sources, the large corporate donors like Tillerson's XOM. The corporate donors were being pressured by the gay lobby to apply corporate HR rules to the volunteer organizations they chose as supported charities.
And there you have it where nearly 100 years of a successful organization with traditional values plus a strongly favorable Supreme Court ruling on being able to have membership rules was flushed down the crapper to chase after the almighty dollar.