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Scouting's misstep
At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...
Tags: Social Organizations, Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Issues
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Young newlyweds killed in car crash half a world away
Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...
Tags: Social Organizations, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Photography, Human Interest, Marriage
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Man sues Boy Scouts over alleged abuse from 1970s
A Pennsylvania man on Friday sued the Boy Scouts of America, alleging that the youth organization failed to protect him from sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster nearly 37 ago and then covered it up. Carl Maxwell Jr. was one of five boys, ages 13 and 14, who...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Laws, Sexual Misconduct
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Mormon Church to Boy Scouts: Gay Scouts proposal OK
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a message for the Boy Scouts of America's plan to allow gay Scouts: We're fine with it. The Mormon Church, which has historically opposed same-sex marriage, said Thursday that it supported the Scouts'...
Tags: Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama
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Scouting's too-timid offer to gays
Americans are turning a corner on gay rights, and slowly but surely, they seem to be dragging the Boy Scouts along behind them. Leaders of the organization recently proposed dropping its ban on openly gay Scouts, while continuing to prohibit gay adults...
Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights
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L.A. Boy Scouts propose admitting gay leaders as well as Scouts
A Boy Scouts of America proposal to admit gay boys as members while continuing to bar homosexual adults as leaders is not a good way to settle a longstanding controversy that has roiled the youth organization in recent months, a Los Angeles Scouts...Tags: Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Religious Events, Reese Witherspoon, Protestant Convention
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Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...
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Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...
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Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths
The Boy Scouts of America announced Friday a proposal to allow gay youths to join the program, a move that, if approved, would mark a dramatic shift for one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth organizations. The proposal, which would...
Tags: Social Organizations, Illegal Immigrants, Clubs and Associations, Religious Events, Mitt Romney
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Letters: Scouting has rules, so do we
Re "Don't single out the Scouts," Editorial, April 12 The Boy Scouts of America is a terrific organization, but it must follow the rules. If it wants to restrict membership based on sexual orientation, that's fine. But if it chooses to restrict...Tags: Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Letters: Boy Scouts' decision doubted
Re "Scout officials endorse dual tack on gays," April 20 Aside from being annoying and insulting, the recommendation of top Boy Scouts of America officials to allow gay boys to become members while continuing to bar gay men from being leaders is...Tags: Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Venezuela, Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America
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Letters: Scouting's tolerance test
Re "Bill targets gay ban by Boy Scouts," April 11 I am astonished that the physician who testified in front of state lawmakers, citing his experience of being molested by an older Boy Scout, would somehow slide right down the slippery slope to the...Tags: Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America
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