Initially founded in 1993 by Scouter Dave Rice and a committee including Mike Cahn, Bob Smith, Ken McPherson and Don Henry, Scouting for All was relatively inactive for its first few years.

written by Steven Cozza, who later went on to earn the rank of Eagle Scout and became a professional bicycle racer.

[1] After David Rice stepped down in the mid 2000s leadership passed through several individuals, until Howard Menzer took the position.

Instead of SFA's strategy of direct protests, SFE lobbied the BSA's corporate partners and used petitions and succeeded in winning inclusion for gay youth in 2013.

Scouting For All announced limited protests in the midst of that debate but those did not materialize and their role in the victory was minor if at all.

[8][9][10] These opponents are often called the Uniform Police in a pejorative way implying that they are intolerant or authoritarian by not accepting the practice of wearing unofficial patches.

"[4] Scoutinginsignia.com, which tracks all Boy Scouts of America patched and insignias, put this patch on its FAKE or Unofficial "Square knots" page with the following reason why it does not need to be worn: "There is no reason to wear such a square knot insignia -- it does not represent any BSA award, certificate or plaque.