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Group that backed gay marriage challenge to sponsor Scouts
Mark Lawrence of Restore Our Humanity says his organization is working on an application for a troop charter and hopes to get it approved by the Scouts this fall.
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Mormons may create alternative scouting organization
Were the church to follow through, it could financially impact the BSA quite dramatically, as the LDS is the organization’s largest Scouting sponsor.
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Gordon Klingenschmitt: Adult scout leaders will lead to child abuse
The children are in danger,” he says.
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End of Boy Scouts’ ban on gays prompts elation and alarm
The contrasting reactions followed the BSA national executive board’s 45-12 vote on Monday to lift the nationwide ban while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to continue excluding gay adults.
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Matt Baume: Are gay leaders a threat to Boy Scouts?
Why did the Boy Scouts of America ban LGBT adults in the first place? Matt Baume debunks the flimsy lies that kept the discriminatory policy in place.
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Boy Scouts of America: Five reasons we’ve won the battle (but not the war)
What instigated this sea change? Here are five key ingredients that helped lift the BSA ban.
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It’s Official: Boy Scouts of America end total ban on gay adults
The new policy, aimed at easing a controversy that has embroiled the Boy Scouts for years, takes effect immediately.
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Here are 13 heart-breaking stories of amazing people thrown out of the Scouts simply for being gay
Get to know some of the countless men and women who’ve been fired from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay.
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Boy Scouts expected to lift its ban on gay leaders today
However, even under this new policy, church-led scouting groups will still be able to limit leadership jobs to heterosexuals.
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Scott Walker on the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay leaders
Says he doesn’t know whether being gay is a choice.