BSA begins denying membership to openly gay individuals applying for adult leadership positions, formalizing exclusion practices.

Curran v. Mount Diablo Council - Tim Curran, an openly gay former Scout, sues BSA after being denied an assistant Scoutmaster position. The case highlights early legal challenges to BSA's anti-gay policies but is ultimately unsuccessful for Curran.

BSA officially recognizes women as eligible to serve as Scoutmasters (leaders of Boy Scout troops for ages 11-17). Catherine Pollard's 1973-1975 service is retroactively acknowledged.