Social Issues

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Geoffrey McGrath, right, a gay Boy Scout troop leader and Eagle Scout from Seattle, who had his membership in the Scouts revoked by the organization earlier this year, holds up the three fingers of the Scout Sign and recites the "Scout Law," as he stands in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition bearing more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Jesse Pacem, second from left, chapter leader Chief Seattle Scouts for Equality, speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition bearing more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Geoffrey McGrath, right, a gay Boy Scout troop leader and Eagle Scout from Seattle, who had his membership in the Scouts revoked by the organization earlier this year, speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition bearing more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Geoffrey McGrath, a gay Boy Scout troop leader and Eagle Scout from Seattle, who had his membership in the Scouts revoked by the organization earlier this year, wears a piece of tape with the word "banned" written on it on his scout council shoulder patch as he speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition bearing more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Pascal Tessier, 17, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md., right, speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition to Amazon that was started as an online effort by Tessier and gathered more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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The Boy Scout uniform of Pascal Tessier, 17, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md., includes his merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider, as he speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition to Amazon that was started as an online effort by Tessier and gathered more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Pascal Tessier, 17, left, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md., leads a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in delivering four boxes of signatures and comments on a petition to Amazon.com that was started as an online effort by Tessier, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Geoffrey McGrath, center, a gay Boy Scout troop leader and Eagle Scout from Seattle, who had his membership in the Scouts revoked by the organization earlier this year, hands Amazon.com security worker Matt Oien, right, a box, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Amazon headquarters in Seattle that was one of four containing signatures and comments on a petition to Amazon.com urging the company to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. The petition was started by Pascal Tessier, 17, left, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Pascal Tessier, 17, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md., speaks in front of a group of Boy Scouts and scout leaders, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, outside the headquarters of Amazon.com in Seattle. The group delivered a petition to Amazon that was started as an online effort by Tessier and gathered more than 125,000 signatures, urging Amazon to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Geoffrey McGrath, center, a gay Boy Scout troop leader and Eagle Scout from Seattle, who had his membership in the Scouts revoked by the organization earlier this year, hands Amazon.com security worker Matt Oien, right, a box, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Amazon headquarters in Seattle that was one of four containing signatures and comments on a petition to Amazon.com urging the company to stop donating money to the Boy Scouts due to the organization's policy of excluding openly gay adults from leadership positions, despite recently accepting gay youth as scouts. The petition was started by Pascal Tessier, 17, left, a gay Eagle Scout from Kensington, Md. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Rep. John Walsh, R-Livonia, who chaired a special committee tasked with considering Detroit bankruptcy-related legislation, speaks with reporters after the panel approved the 11-bill package on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in Lansing, Mich. The legislation would give $195 million in state money to help shield Detroit retirees from steep pension cuts and prevent the sale of valuable city-owned art. Gov. Rick Snyder wants the bills on his desk in June. [AP Photo/David Eggert]