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California lawmakers threaten to strip Scouts of tax exemption
SACRAMENTO — Some California lawmakers seeking to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to abandon its ban on openly gay members are taking a novel approach: They are threatening to strip the organization of its state tax exemption. The proposal,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Internal Revenue Service, Minority Groups, Justice System
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California Senate panel targets tax-exempt status of Boy Scouts
A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that California revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit groups including the Boy Scouts of America that do not allow gays and transsexuals to become members. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee...Tags: Politics, Youth Organizations, Finance, Social Organizations, Ricardo Lara
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Should state revoke Boy Scouts' tax-exempt status? [Talkback]
Should the state of California revoke the Boy Scouts of America's tax-exempt status? A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that such status be revoked from nonprofit groups -- including the Boy Scouts of America -- that do not allow gays and...
Tags: Politics, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Ricardo Lara, Clubs and Associations
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The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...
Tags: Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense of Marriage Act, Arts, Same-Sex Marriage
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Scout survey asks: Should gay and straight Scouts share a tent?
Is it acceptable or unacceptable for an openly gay Boy Scout to share a tent with a heterosexual boy on an overnight camping trip? Is it acceptable or unacceptable for a lesbian to serve as a den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den? Those are among...
Tags: Travel, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Trips and Vacations, Social Issues
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Boy Scouts survey seeks to measure attitudes on gay membership
The Boy Scouts of America is surveying adult members about their attitude toward gays in Scouting as the group’s leaders consider potentially lifting their ban on gay membership later this spring. The 13-question survey is being distributed to 1.1...
Tags: Research, Opinion Research Corporation, Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Military, Social Issues
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Carly Rae Jepsen bows out of Boy Scout event
Carly Rae Jepsen has a message for the Boy Scouts: Don't call me. Four days after an Eagle Scout filed a petition on change.org, Jepsen has called off her scheduled appearance at this summer's National Scout Jamboree, which is to be held July 15-24 in...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Adele (music artist), Social Organizations, Twitter, Inc., Gays and Lesbians
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Lawmaker threatens tax status of Boy Scouts for excluding gays
A Southland lawmaker has proposed taking away the tax-exempt status of the Boy Scouts of America if it continues to exclude gay, bisexual and transgender people from its ranks. State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) has introduced legislation that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Discrimination, Gay Rights, Minority Groups
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Letters: The Boy Scouts' many faces
Re "Scout board delays action on gays," Feb. 7 Scouting originated in Britain, where the Scouts organization welcomes gays. Canada's Scouting organization and most in Europe do likewise. At the California Supreme Court, the Boy Scouts successfully...Tags: Social Issues, Government, Minority Groups, Politics, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts: Some Californians regret delay in deciding on gay ban
L.A. NOWSome parents, sponsors and leaders involved in Boy Scout troops across California expressed disappointment Wednesday at the news that the Boy Scouts of America had put off its decision on whether to lift a long-standing ban of gay members.... -
Boy Scouts: Southern Californians weigh in on gay ban proposal
L.A. NOWThe Boy Scouts' long-standing ban on gays in Scouting puts the group "far behind many, many youth-serving organizations," said Jim Key, a spokesman for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.... -
Boy Scouts are expected to address gay ban
IRVING, Texas — Boy Scouts of America officials are expected to announce Wednesday whether they will lift a national ban on gay leaders and members, instead giving local scouting groups the power to decide. The Scouts' national board, which has...
Tags: Jesus Christ, Rick Perry, Roman Catholicism, U.S. Military, Social Issues
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