Boy Scouts: Gay Adults Aren’t Predators, But We Don’t Want Them as Leaders
Tico Perez, the national commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), said that his organization will not be permitting…
Boy Scouts of America Lifts Ban on Gay Youth
It’s been one hell of a year. We’ve seen it all—both good and bad. And for this week, we’re reminding…
California Senate Approves Bill to Strip Boy Scouts of Tax Breaks Over Gay Discrimination
California’s State Senate has approved legislation that would strip the Boy Scouts of America of their nonprofit tax breaks as…
Boy Scouts of America Lifts Ban on Gay Youth
This just in from The Human Rights Campaign: In a historic move, 1,400 leaders from the nation’s local Boy Scouts of…
Update: Chipotle Cancels Boy Scouts of America Sponsorship
After reporting earlier that Chipotle planned on donating food to the Boy Scouts of America’s Utah Scout-O-Rama event, Company Spokesperson Chris…
Chipotle Sends Mixed Message About Boy Scouts of America Anti-Gay Policy
Chipotle, which currently has a policy of only “supporting organizations that don’t discriminate against sexual orientation, race, and other personal…
Ellen DeGeneres Blasts Boy Scouts for Anti-Gay Policy
Did you know that funny-lady Ellen DeGeneres used to be a Girl Scout? In her opening monologue for yesterday’s show,…
Is National Geographic Anti-Gay?
Eagle Scout Will Oliver, Scouts for Equality, and GLAAD have teamed up to urge National Geographic Channel to denounce the…
Best of 2012: Zach Wahls Delivers 275,000 signatures to the Boy Scouts of America Seeking to End Their Anti-Gay Policies
It’s been one hell of a year. We’ve seen it all—both good and bad. And for this week, we’re reminding…
Verizon Must Stop Anti-Gay Funding of the Boy Scouts
With a successful campaign calling on Intel and UPS to stop funding the anti-gay Boy Scouts of America, users of…
UPS Stops Donating to the Boy Scouts of America Because of Gay Ban
As a result of UPS’s non-discrimination policy, the shipping company announced that the UPS Foundation can no longer support the Boy Scouts…
Conservative Jewish School Ends Boy Scouts Charter Over Anti-Gay Policy
Golda Och Academy, a Conservative Jewish day school in West Orange, New Jersey, announced that they will not renew a…
Openly Gay Boy Scout Delivers 400,000-Signature Petition
Ryan Andresen, a gay Boy Scout who was kicked out of his local Boy Scout troop and denied his Eagle…
Florida Dentist Gives Openly Gay Boy Scout His Eagle Scout Badge
Hundreds of Eagle Scouts across the country have already returned their badges to the Boy Scouts of America over their…
Openly Gay Boy Scout Denied His Eagle Badge
In the San Francisco bay area, mother Karen Andresen has gained the much-deserved support of over 75,000 people on the Change.org petition…
President Obama Opposes Boy Scouts’ Gay Discrimination
After Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney reaffirmed opposing the Boy Scouts’ policy on banning openly gay members, a White House…
Over 70 Eagle Scouts Return Badges in Protest
More than 70 letters from Eagle Scouts are featured on the Tumblr site Eagle Scouts Returning Our Badges, which is…
Boy Scouts of America Tell Gays to Take a Hike
The Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed their policy to exclude the gay community from joining its program on Tuesday. For…
Board Member Urges Boy Scouts of America to End Ban on Gay Troops and Leaders
In the last few months, Boy Scouts of America has been receiving a lot of attention for their discrimination towards the LGBT…
Will Boy Scouts of America Allow Gay Youths and Leaders?
Boys Scouts of America has proposed a new policy that will allow the local troops to make a decision on…
Zach Wahls Delivers 275,000 signatures to the Boy Scouts of America Seeking to End Their Anti-Gay Policies
Eagle Scout Zach Wahls, famous son of two lesbians and author of the appropriately titled My Two Moms, delivered more…
Mitt Romney Expressed Support for Gay Boy Scout Leader
As an Ohio mom’s Change.org campaign urging the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to stop expelling gay scouts and leaders…