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24 May 2013
Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members + Texas Governor Rick Perry, has voiced his disappointment at the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) decision to lift its national ban on gay youth members.
24 May 2013
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members 1 The Boy Scouts of America has released an official statement noting that it has lifted its ban on gay youth members, saying that it would "not sacrifice its mission" over the "societal issue" of whether to allow gay members.
23 May 2013
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay 1 Amatuer, obscured video footage, appears to show a gay teenager being forced out of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) after coming out as gay.
23 May 2013
US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members 1 The Boy Scouts of America will today decide on whether or not to lift a historic ban on gay members, as is national council will vote on a resolution to lift the ban.
22 May 2013
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members 3 The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is today to convene a two-day meeting, of 1,400 local leaders, in order to consider allowing gay members into the organisation.
13 May 2013
Ernst & Young CEO says he wishes Boy Scouts had ‘gone further’ for inclusivity 1 Ernst and Young CEO James Turley, a member of the board for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), has spoken out to say that he wishes the organisation had "gone further", to be inclusive of gay members, volunteers and staff.
10 May 2013
University professor: Allowing gay Boy Scouts will put them ‘up for grabs’ by ‘sexual predators’ and communists 40 A professor at a private Christian university in the US has said that allowing gay volunteers, members and staff in the Boy Scouts of America would lead to communism, and will "literally" put the scouts "up for grabs" to "sexual predators".
9 May 2013
Poll: Most Americans support lifting ban on gay scouts and on gay adult leaders 1 63% of Americans support allowing gay scouts to join the Boy Scouts of America, according to a new poll.
30 April 2013
US radio host: If they allow gay members, ‘what will Boy Scout leaders say to Jesus when they meet him?’ 22 A US Christian radio host has questioned what the "monster" Boy Scouts of America's leaders will "say to Jesus when the meet him", if they allow gay members.
26 April 2013
Mormon Church: We’re happy with Boy Scouts of America’s gay compromise 13 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members, but maintaining a ban on gay adult leaders is a compromise welcomed by the Mormon Church.
23 April 2013
US: New York Boy Scouts troop rejects exclusion of gay adult scout leaders 1 A local troop of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in central New York, has commended the organisation for proposing to lift its ban on gay members, but has rejected the notion that it may maintain the ban on adult scout leaders.
22 April 2013
US: Unitarian Universalist president condemns Boy Scouts for continuing with gay adult leaders ban 5 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members “is a step in the right direction,” says the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
19 April 2013
Boy Scouts of America proposes dropping gay ban for youth members but retaining it for gay adult leaders 21 The Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban on gay youth members but continue to exclude gay adults as leaders.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 February 2013
US Radio Host: Gay men only want to be scout masters to ‘be around young boys’ 54 A US Christian radio host has suggested that gay men would only want to be Scout Leaders in order to "be around boys", and suggested a link between paedophilia and homosexuality, saying "gay men love youth".

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