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Gay teen’s hopes for Eagle Scout rank denied again, despite support
A California gay teen — who spent more than 10 years working toward become an Eagle Scout — has had his hopes dashed once again in his quest to attain Scouting’s highest honor.
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Local council challenges Boy Scouts’ national ban on gay members
A California teen who spent years in the Boy Scouts completing the requirements to become an Eagle Scout, only to be denied the rank because he’s gay, has received new support by the local council’s review board to receive Scouting’s highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Appeals court: Boy Scouts can lease public land despite ban on gay members
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Thursday said that two leases held by the Boy Scouts of America do not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, despite the Scouts’ policies that prohibit atheists, agnostics and homosexuals from becoming members.
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Perkins on Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy: ‘That’s their code, morally straight’
Tony Perkins, president of the anti-gay hate group Family Research Council, said Friday that the Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy is “morally straight.”
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Merck Foundation ends support for Boy Scouts over anti-gay policy
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — The Merck Foundation, the charitable arm of Merck & Co., one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has announced it has suspended all funding to the Boys Scouts of America.
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Boy Scouts no longer eligible for grants under new policy by UPS charity
ATLANTA — The charity arm of United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), announced Monday a new policy that will “cease all future funding to the Boy Scouts until gay Scouts and leaders are welcome within the organization.”
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Report: Boy Scouts’ ‘perversion files’ tracked suspected homosexuals
For years, the Boy Scouts of America has secretly kept detailed records of suspected homosexual scoutmasters and volunteers alongside suspected child molesters, in what the organization referred to as the “perversion files.”
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Booted gay Boy Scout receives $20K scholarship during appearance on ‘Ellen’
LOS ANGELES — A Moraga, Calif., teen who was kicked out of the Boy Scouts and denied his Eagle award because he is gay, was awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the online photo album company Shutterfly during an appearance on the Ellen Degeneres show on Thursday.
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Boy Scout told he won’t receive his Eagle medal because he is gay
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. — A 17-year-old high school senior from this hillside area just east of Oakland, Calif., has been told by the Boy Scouts that he is not eligible to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout because he is gay.
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Petition calls on UPS to end corporate donations to anti-gay Boy Scouts
IOWA CITY, Iowa — After successively lobbying Intel Corporation to end its corporate contributions to the Boy Scouts of America last month, LGBT rights advocate Zach Wahls has set his sights on United Parcel Service.