Robert Baden-Powell's sexual orientation
- Robert Baden-Powell's sexual orientation
Robert Baden-Powell's sexual orientation has been brought into question by some modern authors. Even though he married and had three children, circumstantial evidence suggests it is possible he may have taken an erotic interest in men. The possibility that Robert Baden-Powell was not exclusively heterosexual is controversial given his iconic status as the founder of the worldwide Scouting movement and the objection to homosexuality in some local organizations.
While early works on the life of Baden-Powell tended towards the hagiographic[ |page=pp. 320–325 ] ]References
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