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26 March 2013
US: New group launched to keep gays out of Boy Scouts – says don’t listen to Madonna or Bill Gates 5 A new traditional values group has been set up, calling for customers to avoid a Mexican restaurant chain, after it cancelled sponsorship to the Boy Scouts of America.
23 March 2013
Rick Perry attacks Madonna for GLAAD Awards boy scout costume appearance 12 Texas Governor Rick Perry has voiced his distaste at Madonna's recent appearance at the GLAAD Awards, which she attended dressed as a boy scout, and spoke out against the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay members.
21 March 2013
US: Mexican food chain cancels sponsorship of key Boy Scouts fundraising event 4 Mexican food chain Chipotle, has pulled its funding of a Boy Scouts of America event in Utah, after admitting that, due to the organisation's anti-gay policy, Chipotle was in breach of its corporate non-discrimination policy.
19 March 2013
US: Carly Rae Jepsen to headline at California gay festival 1 After cancelling her performance at the Boy Scouts of America's annual jamboee because of the organisation's ban on gay members volunteers and staff, Carly Rae Jepsen has signed up to headline at a gay dance festival in California.
18 March 2013
US: Poll by anti-gay Christian group shows widespread support for gay rights 10 A new poll by an anti-LGBT rights Christian campaign group has found that a clear majority of Americans, particularly younger people, support gay rights.
15 March 2013
Video: Bill Gates: Boy Scouts should ‘absolutely’ lift its anti-gay ban ‘because it’s 2013′ 7 Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has said an interview that the Boy Scouts of America should "absolutely" lift its ban on gay volunteers, members and staff.
14 March 2013
Carly Rae Jepsen: ‘I’m praying’ that by cancelling I will help the Boy Scouts lift its gay ban 2 Singer Carly Rae Jepsen has spoken out again about her decision to cancel her performance at the Boy Scouts of America's annual jamboree because of its anti-gay policy, and has said she hopes it will help the scouts to lift its ban.
12 March 2013
US: Boy Scouts of America to survey members and staff on whether to lift gay ban 9 The Boy Scouts of America is putting the question of whether it should lift its national anti-gay policy to those it will directly affect - the members, volunteers and staff.
7 March 2013
GLAAD commends Carly Rae Jepsen and Train for pulling out of Boy Scouts jamboree + Gay rights group the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has commended performers Carly Rae Jepsen and Train for pulling out of performing at the Boy Scouts of America's annual jamboree because of the organisation's anti-gay policy.
7 March 2013
Scouts Canada reaffirms inclusion of gay members and invites Carly Rae Jepsen to jamboree 3 Scouting organisation Scouts Canada, has reaffirmed its inclusive policy for gay members, volunteers and staff, and invited Carly Rae Jepsen to perform at its jamboree, since she turned down the Boy Scouts of America's gig for its anti-gay policy.
5 March 2013
Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out of Boy Scouts performance due to anti-gay policy 8 Singer Carly Rae Jepsen has answered calls to pull out of a performance at a Boy Scouts of America jamboree because of its anti-gay policy, and said she will not perform because she believes in equality.
4 March 2013
Carly Rae Jepsen still to answer gay rights group call to boycott Boy Scouts concert 4 GLAAD has called on singer Carly Rae Jepsen to turn down headlining an event for the Boy Scouts of America until they lift their ban on gay scouts and leaders.
25 February 2013
US Radio Host: ‘LGBT inclusivity in schools to blame for falling grade averages’ 25 The host of a US radio program has blamed LGBT inclusive education programs in the US public education system on a decline in grade averages.
21 February 2013
US: California lawmaker introduces bill to remove tax-exempt status from Boy Scouts 8 A Californian lawmaker has introduced a bill which would remove the tax exempt status from youth groups such as the Boy Scouts of America, if they uphold policies excluding gay members.
20 February 2013
Tony Perkins: ‘The Boy Scouts should have a policy like Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ 13 The President of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins has again voiced his opinion that the Boy Scouts of America should leave intact its ban on gay volunteers members and staff, saying that a policy similar to the repealed ban on openly gay people serving int he military would be appropriate.
15 February 2013
Video: US lawyers claim that Boy Scouts cannot remain ‘morally straight’ with gay scout leaders 12 Two Christian lawyers in the US have claimed that the Boy Scouts could not remain "morally straight" if it allowed gay scout masters, compared homosexuality with paedophilia and suggested gay scout masters would put boy scouts at risk.
13 February 2013
US: Scout Masters would allow gay scouts but warn of schism in the Boy Scouts 1 Scout Masters of some Boy Scouts of America troops in Illinois have said that they would probably allow gay members, volunteers and staff, if the BSA were to lift its ban.
11 February 2013
US: Seattle lawyer returns Eagle Scout badge in protest against scouts gay ban + A Seattle civil rights and employment attorney has returned his Eagle Scout badge in protest against the Boy Scouts of America's ongoing ban on gay scouts, volunteers and staff.
8 February 2013
Ellen DeGeneres criticises Boy Scouts of America for stalling on removing anti-gay ban 4 Ellen DeGeneres is the latest celebrity to urge the Boy Scouts of America to change its anti-gay policy.
8 February 2013
US Columnist: ‘Bowing to calls for equality is like letting a disabled child play with matches’ 38 A columnist for a US conservative news site has written that bowing to pressure from a "militant homosexual lobby" on LGBT rights was like "capitulating to a developmentally disabled child who wants to play with matches".

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