Boy Scouts of America Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues
Boy Scouts of America Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues
Debate and information around the Boy Scouts of America's policy on homosexuality, etc.
Top: Society: Issues: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Boy Scouts of America
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FindLaw's Writ - Yoshino: Scout Loophole - Legal commentary by Kenji Yoshino on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in BSA v. Dale
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NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Boy Scout Wars - May 23, 2001 - Transcript of news piece interviewing several scouts, scout leaders and funders in Maryland and New York. Offers streaming video and audio versions.
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Discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America - A collection of news articles, essays, and other resources on the Boy Scouts of America, its policies, and recent court cases.
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Is it OK to Ban a Gay Scoutmaster? - Poll and opinion forum regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders.
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Boy Scouts Legal Issues: Home - Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting.
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Separation of morals and state (WorldNetDaily) - Alan Keyes analyzes homosexual activists' battle against the Boy Scouts
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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Rehnquist's majority opinion) - The U.S. Supreme Court explains that the Boy Scouts may exercise their right to association by excluding homosexuals.
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Boy Scout Battle Pits Gay Activists vs. Minority Kids - Heather Mac Donald, writing for the Wall Street Journal, warns that poor, minority children will suffer if gay-rights activists persuade corporations and others to withhold support from Boy Scouts.
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Scouting for All - Scouting for All is a national nonprofit, 501(c)3, advocacy organization working to change the Boy Scouts of America's exclusionary polices against atheists and gays.
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Tying the Boy Scouts in Knots - Gay columnist Dan Savage calls his local Boy Scout council asking how the BSA's policies would affect his son's participation in Cub Scouts.
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Episcopal Bishops call for Inclusive Boy Scout Leadership - The Episcopal Church approved a resolution in an attempt to open a dialogue with the BSA regarding its membership policies
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Gay and Lesbian Scouts Received With Open Arms in Tolerant Canada - San Francisco Chronicle article about the 129th Toronto Scout Group, and Canada accepting gay and lesbian scouts there.
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The war on the Boy Scouts (WorldNetDaily) - Commentary by Joseph Farah describing the assault on the Boy Scouts by homosexual political activists and atheists.
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Why the Boy Scouts Work - Heather Mac Donald, writing for City Journal, provides a detailed history of inner-city scouting and then argues that the position of activists trying to change the BSA is that "furthering the gay-rights crusade takes precedence over helping inner-ci
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War on the Boy Scouts, Round 2 (WorldNetDaily) - Follow-up article by Joseph Farah describing many recent actions taken against the Boy Scouts in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision.
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Religious and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Boy Scouts of America - A collection of essays and background material on the BSA's membership policies maintained by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
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Curran vs. Boy Scouts Lawsuit - Tim Curran's personal web site describing his dismissal and subsequent lawsuit against the Mt. Diablo Council of the BSA
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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Stevens' minority opinion) - Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer dissent, criticizing the majority's argument as "an astounding view of the law."
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