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Rumors swirl over fate of Redlands’ Boy Scout Pack 24 – More on the possibility that BSA will revoke the charter of Pack 24 because of their refusal to discriminate. Pack 24 recently stated publicly...
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BSA: Stop discriminating – Op-ed by Rev. Robert Bachelder, minister and president of the Worcester Area Mission Society, United Church of Christ. Parents also need to speak up. Scouting played a vital...
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Shame Over Boy Scouts’ Anti-Gay Policy – Parents and scout leaders in Petaluma, CA reflect on their efforts to “fight from within” the BSA and provide an inclusive program. Letters to the Editor, Sept....
View ArticleRyan Andresen Earns Eagle, but BSA Kicks Him Out Instead of Presenting Award
In a case that seems to involve both sexual orientation discrimination and religious discrimination, Ryan Andresen, a scout who had finished his Eagle Project, has been kicked out of the scouting by...
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Local Eagle Scout gives his award to teen denied the honor – (video) Florida Eagle Scout sends his award to Ryan Andresen, the young man in California recently kicked out by the Boy Scouts of America...
View ArticleBSA Threatens Maryland Cub Scout Pack
The National Capital Area Council of the BSA has threatened to revoke the charter of Pack 442 in Cloverly, Maryland over the non-discrimination policy posted on the pack’s web site: Boy Scouts Threaten...
View ArticleBSA Postpones Any Action Until May
Today, the Boy Scouts of America announced that they are postponing until May any action on the proposal to revise their discriminatory membership policies. The Inclusive Scouting Network has responded...
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Community reacts to Boy Scouts’ LGBT Controversy – University of Delaware’s student, Sophomore, Erik Peterson who was a Boy Scout of 12 years is among many in the community that believe the BSA should...
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Tax Break For Boy Scouts Who Don’t Discriminate – A newly proposed California law would end tax breaks for organizations that discriminate if passed. Letter: Gays leading Boy Scouts? An unimaginable...
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Local Boy Scouts gathering opinions on gay ban – The Laurel Highlands Council of the Boy Scouts of America which is comprised of about 29,000 members and are asking their volunteers to consider the...
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Carly Rae Jepsen, Train pull out of Boy Scout event over gay ban – Tuesday morning Carly Rae Jepsen Tweeted that she is a supporter of equality and will not be playing at the BSA’s National Jamboree...
View ArticleNBC’s New Normal Airs Boy Scout Episode
Tonight, NBC’s The New Normal airs its Boy Scout episode, where the character David’s membership is revoked for ‘homosexual conduct’ after other scoutmasters meet his husband, Bryan. ‘The New Normal’:...
View ArticlePress Release on Proposed Policy Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2013 Press contacts: Christopher Hayes (518) 466-4386 Mark Noel (603) 387-7731 Matt Comer (336) 391-9528 INCLUSIVE SCOUTING NETWORK VOICES RESERVATION AND CONCERN OVER...
View ArticleBSA Coalition Offers Alternate Resolution on Adult Members, Leaders, and Parents
A coalition of Scout leaders led by Jay Lenrow from the Northeast Region has submitted an alternate resolution to the BSA to allow units to welcome adult members, leaders, and parents regardless of...
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Let Me Get One Thing Straight About The Gays – There have always been controversies over whether there should be gay people in the military, major league sports and Scouting, but LGBT people have...
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Father-son duo biking in support of gays in Scouts stop in Orem – The McGrath family is no stranger to discrimination against gay people, especially those in their family whom they love dearly. Dave...
View ArticleThe Voice of the Gay Scout
For the past two months, BSA leadership has continually asserted that all parties have had their voices heard concerning the upcoming vote to allow openly gay scouts in the program. However this...
View ArticleEqual Scouting Summit in Grapevine, TX
Scouts for Equality and the Inclusive Scouting Network to Support Equality at the “Equal Scouting Summit” Next week, as the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) considers for the first time ending...
View ArticleVeteran professional Scouter: Shame on Boy Scouts for abandoning gay youth in...
Bruce “Trip” McMillan, a 37-year veteran professional Scouter currently living in Charlotte, N.C., has a message for the Boy Scouts of America: He supports the proposed resolution on gay youth members,...
View ArticleU.S. House members stand up for Scouting equality
Scouts for Equality Praise House Members for Support of Non-Discrimination Resolution Twenty House Members Submit Letter to the Boy Scouts of America Urging Passage of Resolution May 22, 2013 (USA) –...
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