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HRC ad calls on Boy Scouts to adopt national non-discrimination policy
Two days before an expected vote, the Human Rights Campaign will run a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News on Monday calling on the leadership at Boy Scouts of America to end its discriminatory policy prohibiting gay people from Scouting and adopt a national non-discrimination standard.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry: Boy Scouts should keep anti-gay policy
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn’t soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and dismissed the idea of bending the organization to the whims of “popular culture.”
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Boy Scouts faces intensifying criticism over proposed change to anti-gay policy
The Boy Scouts of America faces intensifying criticism from the left and right over a proposal to move away from a mandatory no-gays membership policy and allow troop sponsors to decide the matter for themselves.
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Perkins: Child abuse ‘can only get worse’ if Boy Scouts include gays
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council once again warned that incidents of child abuse will rise if the Boy Scouts end their national prohibition on gay members.
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Boy Scouts’ future uncertain if ban on gays is dropped
NEW YORK — The Boy Scouts of America’s proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has outraged some longtime admirers, gratified many critics and raised intriguing questions about the iconic organization’s future.
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Religious Right activists warn of pedophilia if Boy Scouts open doors to gay members
After news reports came out today that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) may drop its national policy banning openly gay members in favor of “passing any decisions on gay membership to the local level,” outrage among Religious Right activists has just begun.
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Boy Scouts considering dramatic retreat from controversial anti-gay policy
NEW YORK — The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic retreat from its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members.
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Cub Scout pack rescinds gay-welcoming policy under threat of losing its charter
A Cub Scout pack in Maryland has been forced to rescind its gay-inclusive non-discrimination policy in order to keep its charter with the Boy Scouts of America.
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Boy Scouts camp counselor comes out in ‘It Gets Better’ video
Derek Nance, a program director at the Mataguay Scout Ranch in San Diego, Calif., came out in this “It Gets Better” video posted on YouTube Thursday. Nance speaks out against the Boy Scouts of America’s anti-gay policies and says he knows “the time will come when LGBT Scouts can openly serve on summer camp staff […]
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California Synagogue takes action against Boy Scouts anti-gay policy
LAFAYETTE, Calif. — A California Synagogue has become the latest group to reject the Boy Scouts of America’s anti-gay policies. The board of directors at Temple Isaiah, in Lafayette, Calif., voted unanimously this week to to recommend that the rabbinical staff and synagogue members write letters stating their opposition to the policy, along with withdrawing […]