As has been so well put by some of the above Brothers, Times have changed over the many years. I think LXA has always been at the fore front for change.
Brothers Jono and Mike R. have both pointed out what some of the changes are and have been.
It is always easy to second guess while in the back ground.
With as many Find Brothers We as LXA have, it may not be easy for say a minority to raise upward in LXA. Should a Black be promoted because they are a Minority? Well, NO. It should be based on what they have done period amongst the many areas that We expect of any Brother.
Do We have Minoritys, Yes. Do We have Gays, Yes.
Are they any less Brothers, NO.
While GammaZeta, You have questions, there is no point in belaboring the point.
No one is trying to shove it under any rug.
I know of a Brother who while at IHQ wanted to da away with State, any small, or Religious Schools (Being Small) and go strictly with Large Us. He is no longer there.
As Mike Raymond pointed out, The %s that you are talking about actually become very small dont they?
I know of Frateritys in the Mid 60s who had white clauses, if that had not been the case, I may not have been a LXA as Kansas decreed that any Group that had a White claus was not allowed to Colonize in Ks. Thank goodness They did!
That must be why I have been doing this for 40 Years!
EN596 thanks for the FYI!