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Intel announces it will no longer support anti-gay Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America has lost its largest corporate donor, Intel, which announced Friday that it will no longer support the group until it vows to stop discriminating against gay people.
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Obama opposes Boy Scouts’ ban on gay scouts, gay scout leaders
President Obama opposes the recently affirmed Boy Scouts policy of banning gay members, according to a statement from the White House sent in response to a Washington Blade inquiry.
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Six Eagle Scouts return medals in protest of Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy
At least six Eagle Scouts from across the country have return their Eagle Scout medal to the Boy Scouts of America in response to the organization’s refusal to reverse its long-standing policy against gay scouts and gay and lesbian scout leaders.
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Eagle Scout says Boy Scouts’ summer camp fired him for ‘being too gay’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Boy Scouts of America officials in California have an openly gay man from his job as a merit badge instructor, claiming that he failed to adhere to uniform requirements and standards for appropriate dress for the summer camp, Camp Winton, located in Amador County.
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Major League Soccer to end partnership with anti-gay Boy Scouts
NEW YORK — Its partnership is not even a year old, but Major League Soccer has announced that it will end its affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America when its when the current agreement expires at the end of the season.
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LGBT service members’ advocacy groups call on Boy Scouts to abandon anti-gay policy
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe, an association of actively serving LGBT members of the armed forces, on Thursday joined the chorus of advocacy groups calling on the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to abandon its policy against gay scouts and gay and lesbian scout leaders.
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The Boy Scouts of America – How does one forgive Stupid?
The Boy Scouts of America are a privately owned organization. It’s obvious who owns them – and it’s obvious that their Bibles all preach discrimination and homophobia. What a wonderful example of fine-Christian-Living this is, and how sad for the gay kids who already face hostility and violence every day in their own country.
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Eagle Scout camp counselor told ‘pack your bags’ after revealing he is gay
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A 19-year-old Eagle Scout has been terminated from his summer employment as a summer camp counselor at a Missouri-based Boy Scouts summer camp after revealing that he is gay.
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Boy Scouts’ policy captive to anti-gay religious groups
I’m not sure why anyone is surprised that the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed the group’s bigoted ban on out gay members and leaders. After all, this is a group that is guided by the Southern Baptist Convention, The Roman Catholic Church, and the Mormon Church. Until the influence of these conservative religious groups wane, a new policy is doubtful, if not wishful thinking.
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Boy Scouts conclude: Anti-gay policy ‘is absolutely the best policy’
Calling it “absolutely the best policy,” the Boy Scouts of American on Tuesday said it plans to keep in place its controversial policy banning gay scouts and scout leaders, following a confidential two-year review.