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Clipped Wings: The personal side of the Boy Scouts’ discrimination
“Clipped Wings,” a short documentary about the discriminatory policies of the Boy Scouts of America, tells the story of Liam Easton-Calabria, a candidate for the rank of Eagle who came out before the Boy Scouts allowed openly gay scouts. The film also follows the story of Geoff McGrath, a Washington state scoutmaster who was ejected from scouting …
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In historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts to lead iconic NYC Pride March
NEW YORK — A group of active and former Boy Scouts will be among the groups leading the 44th Annual New York City Pride March on Sunday, June 29, the nation’s oldest and largest LGBT pride event. New York-area Boy Scouts and members of the Brooklyn Chapter of Scouts for Equality, an organization of Boy Scouts alumni dedicated to …
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Holder: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adults ‘perpetuates worst kind of stereotypes’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday took aim at the Boy Scouts of America, saying it’s refusal to allow gay and lesbian adults to serve as scout leaders “perpetuates the worst kind of stereotypes.” In remarks at an event hosted by Lambda Legal, Holder called the ban “a relic of an age of prejudice and insufficient understanding.”
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Gates: Would have allowed gay Scout leaders, refuses to change policy now
DALLAS — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization — a step further than the Scouts ultimately took — but said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy now.
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Boy Scout membership up in Utah since ranks opened to gay youth
SALT LAKE CITY — Membership in the Boy Scouts of America is up in Utah since its ranks were opened to gay youths a year ago.
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Boy Scouts formally confirm Robert Gates as its new president
DALLAS — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was confirmed Thursday as the Boy Scouts of America’s new president, taking over one of the nation’s largest youth organizations as it fights a membership decline and debates its policy toward gays.
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Gay Eagle Scout, ousted Scout leader urge Amazon to end Boy Scouts support
SEATTLE, Wash. — A Maryland teen, who earlier this year became the openly gay scout awarded the highest rank of Eagle Scout, was in Seattle on Wednesday to deliver more than 125,000 signatures from his Change.org petition urging Amazon.com to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts of America until it lifts its ban on gay and lesbian leaders.
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Twin brothers’ Eagle Scout awards overshadowed by anti-gay policy
SEATTLE – Twin brothers Liam and August Easton-Calabria are alike in many ways, having been Boy Scouts since they were 11 years old. In fact, the pair is identical right down to their twenty-two merit badges, and on Sunday, the brothers earned the coveted Eagle Award.
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Facebook status outs gay Eagle Scout, ends leadership opportunities
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — For 19-year-old Garrett Bryant, a Boy Scout since he was a small boy, summers meant Boy Scout Camps, and this year, a job to help pay his college tuition — that is, until a “relationship” status on Facebook forever altered his plans and his affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America.
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Boy Scouts revokes church charter for refusing to oust openly gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — The Boy Scouts of America said it has revoked a Seattle-area church’s charter because its troop leader is openly gay.