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Seattle mayor, city council back ousted gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — Seattle’s mayor and City Council have thrown their support behind a Boys Scouts troop leader in Seattle whose membership in the Boys Scouts of America was revoked last month because he is gay.
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Pro-LGBT church: Boy Scouts violating our religious freedom by ousting gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — The pastor of an LGBT-welcoming church says the Boy Scouts of America is infringing on her church’s religious freedom in its efforts to oust their openly gay Scoutmaster.
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Gay Scoutmaster refuses to step down, church stands by his decision
SEATTLE — The Boy Scouts of America may have revoked his membership, but openly gay Scoutmaster Geoffrey McGrath is continuing his role as a leader with the support of his church.
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Boy Scouts oust first openly gay Scoutmaster since welcoming gay youth
SEATTLE — The Boy Scouts of America on Monday booted an openly gay Scoutmaster, believed to be the first openly gay leader to be ousted since the BSA voted last year to accept openly gay scouts, but maintain a ban on gay and lesbian leaders.
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For those no longer loyal to Scouts, Trail Life offers a ‘no gays’ alternative
Chatting in the living room one night, Ron Orr gave his 15-year-old son Andrew a choice: He could stick with the Boy Scouts of America and his mission to become an Eagle Scout, or he could join Trail Life USA — the new Christian-based alternative that excludes openly gay boys.
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Walt Disney World ends Boy Scouts grant program due to ban on gay leaders
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World has suspended financial support to local chapters of the Boy Scouts of America over the group’s continued ban on openly gay and lesbian adults serving as troop leaders or in any other leadership capacity.
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Boy Scouts’ membership drops after year of policy change
DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America said Wednesday that it lost 6 percent of its membership after an often-bruising year in which it announced it would accept openly gay boys for the first time, over the objections of some participants who eventually left the organization.
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Md. gay teen achieves Eagle Scout rank under gay-inclusive Boy Scouts
CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Change is coming quickly to the Boy Scouts of America after years of turmoil and debate over its membership policy, with an openly gay 17-year-old in Maryland achieving the highest rank of Eagle Scout.
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Calif. might bar judges from leading Scouts over ban on gay leaders
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s judicial branch is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would prohibit judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts of America on grounds that the group discriminates against gays.
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Boy Scouts open ranks to gay youth, but ban on gay adult leaders remains
The Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday began accepting openly gay youth, a historic policy change that affects the scouting ranks, however the ban on gay scout leaders remains in effect.