US: Eagle Scout to be shown the door due to Boy Scouts gay adult ban
Twin Eagle Scouts Liam and August earned the award last week, but one of them is being forced to leave the organisation because he is gay. Liam and August Easton-Calabria both earned the Eagle Scout...
View ArticleUS: BSA membership down 6% since compromise to allow gay scouts
The Boy Scouts of America lost over 6% of its membership in the past year, after voting to allow openly gay scouts but keep a ban on gay scout leaders. BSA spokesperson Devon Smith told the New York...
View ArticleUS: Gay Eagle Scout urges Amazon to drop support of scouts over anti-gay...
One of the first openly gay Eagle Scouts in the US has announced that he will deliver over a petition with over a hundred thousand signatures to Amazon urging it to drop its support of the Boy Scouts...
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America lowers age limit for programs, affecting openly gay...
In a move which will impact on openly gay youth members over the age of 18, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has reduced its age of eligibility for youth programs down from 21. The move, announced late...
View ArticleNew Boy Scouts president: I won’t repeal the ban on gay adult members
The new president of the Boy Scouts of America has claimed that attempting to repeal a ban on gay adult members would provoke a split in the movement. Robert Gates – who is former director of the CIA,...
View Article‘Gay-free alternative to the Boy Scouts’ honours vocal homophobe Tony Perkins
An organisation set up as an alternative to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) after it voted to allow gay members, has honoured anti-gay pastor and campaigner Tony Perkins at an awards ceremony. Over...
View ArticleUS Attorney General: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members is a ‘relic of prejudice’
The US Attorney General has attacked the Boy Scouts of America for their ban on gay adult members, describing it as a “relic of prejudice”. The BSA voted last year to allow gay youth members, but gay...
View ArticleUS: Boy Scouts to march in NYC Pride in historic first
A group of gay and allied Boy Scouts will this year march in New York City Pride for the first time, in defiance of a ban on gay scouting leaders. The 44th Annual NYC Pride March, which will take place...
View ArticleUS: Boy Scouts spokesperson says the BSA won’t repeal policy against gay...
A Boy Scouts of America leader has said that although the BSA does not believe gay men are predators or pedophiles, it will not reconsider it’s policy that bans gay men from being leaders. In an...
View ArticleUS: First out Eagle Scout turns 18, calls on BSA to accept gay adult members
The first gay Eagle Scout has used his 18th birthday to issue a message to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), asking for the organisation to start welcoming gay adult members. Pascal Tessier turned 18...
View ArticleUS: New web series takes on Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policies
A new dramatic web series is hoping to chronicle the struggles of being gay in scouting. Camp Abercorn, a web series inspired by The Boy Scouts of America, follows a summer in the lives of Compass...
View ArticleUS: George Takei helps Boy Scouts-inspired web series secure funding
Actor and activist George Takei has helped Camp Abercorn, a web series based partly on the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America, meet its fundraising goal. Camp Abercorn follows a summer in...
View ArticleNew York Boy Scouts hire gay leader despite ban
A gay man has been hired as a summer camp leader for the Boy Scouts, despite the organisation’s ban on gay men. Pascal Tessier was part of the campaign to repeal the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay youth, which...
View ArticleUS Boy Scouts president: Banning gay adults isn’t sustainable
The national president of the US organisation the Boy Scouts of American (BSA) has said its ongoing ban on gay adults “cannot be sustained”. From 1 January 2014 after a lengthy process, the BSA changed...
View ArticleUS Boy Scouts to review ban on gay leaders ‘by October’
The Boy Scouts of America will review a rule that bans gay adult volunteers – with a decision due by October. Following a long discussion, in 2014 the BSA changed its policy to allow openly gay youth...
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America committee backs lifting ban on gay adults
The executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America has backed a resolution that would end the organisaton’s blanket ban on gay leaders. It would mean that individual Scout units could set their own...
View ArticleRick Perry: Boy Scouts are ‘better off’ without gay scoutmasters
Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry has said he thinks the Boy Scouts of America are “better off” not allowing openly gay scoutmasters. The executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America has...
View ArticleBoy Scouts set to confirm end of ban on gay adult leaders
The Boy Scouts of America is set to confirm it will end its ban on openly gay adult leaders. Following a long discussion, in 2014 the BSA changed its policy to allow openly gay youth members, but...
View ArticleSacked scout leader who sued Boy Scouts says lifting ban is not enough
A gay scout leader who was sacked by the Boy Scouts of America, and who sued the organisation, now says lifting its national ban on gay adults isn’t enough. James Dale, 44, points out to those...
View ArticleWill the Boy Scouts lift its ban on gay adults today?
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) appears to be set to lift its ban on gay adult scoutmasters, as soon as today. The BSA’s national executive board was scheduled to ratify a decision made earlier this...
View ArticleBoy Scouts ‘should be drowned’ for lifting ban, claims homophobic senator
As many celebrate the Boy Scouts National Executive Board lifting their ban on gay scout leaders, one man has accused the organisation of promoting child molestation. Colorado State Representative...
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America ends ban on gay adults with immediate effect
The Boy Scouts of America has lifted its ban on gay adult leaders with immediate effect. The BSA’s national executive board on Monday ratified a decision made earlier this year to lift its blanket ban...
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America will still ban atheists despite lifting ban on gays
The Boy Scouts of America will continue to maintain a ban on atheists – despite lifting a ban on gay members. The BSA confirmed this month that it would end a ban on gay adult leaders, after agreeing...
View ArticleMormon Church won’t split from Boy Scouts over gay members, despite threats
The Mormon Church will not abandon the Boy Scouts of America once it ends a ban on gay people – despite consistent threats to do so. The BSA’s national executive board last month ratified a decision to...
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Boy Scouts boss ends term defending policy allowing gay adults and members
The Boy Scouts of America’s president Robert Gates ended his term defending a policy allowing gay adult leaders and youth members. Robert Gates finished his two-year term on Thursday, and spoke of...
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Despite warnings, the world hasn’t ended since Boy Scouts ended ban on gay...
A year on from the lifting of the ban on gay adult members, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has not imploded, and the world has not ended. The BSA’s national executive board on 28 July ratified a...
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Trans boy, 9, officially becomes first to join Boy Scouts of Amercia
A nine year old trans boy has become to the first to officially join the Boy Scouts of America. Joe Maldonado, who has identified as a boy since he was two, previously sued the organisation after he...
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Hero first trans boy in the Boy Scouts says Donald Trump is ‘ridiculous’
A hero nine year old who convinced the Boy Scouts of America to allow trans boys has shared his view on Trump. Joe Maldonado, who has identified as a boy since he was two, previously sued the...
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Trump inauguration pastor: Churches should axe Boy Scouts funding because of...
Donald Trump’s inauguration pastor has urged Churches to follow the lead of the Mormon Church in pulling funding from the Boy Scouts of America. Last week the Mormon Church, which has heavily funding...
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Boy Scouts of America drops ‘boy’ in title to be more inclusive
In a move befitting the inclusive age we live, the Boy Scouts of America is dropping ‘boy’ from the name of its program in order to welcome youth scouts regardless of their gender. “As we enter a new...
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