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Rick Perry Blasts Madonna's Protest Against Boy Scouts' No Gay Policy

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.22.2013 | Politics
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Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) is upset with Madonna for her recent protest against the Boy Scouts' ban on gay members and leaders, calling her comment...

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Boy Scouts Of America Show Lack Of Leadership

Kelsey Timmerman | Posted 04.07.2013 | Gay Voices
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Kelsey Timmerman

When I called Boy Scouts of America, an organization that prides itself on molding leaders, to have a conversation about their anti-gay policies, I got hung up on. That's not leadership.

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Ron Dicker

Dad Forms Pro-Gay Scout Troop

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.10.2013 | New York
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Just as the Boy Scouts of America motto preaches, Brooklyn, N.Y., dad Todd Schweikert likes to "be prepared." And he was prepared to actively disag...

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WATCH: Florida Doctor Gives His Eagle Scout Badge To Gay Teen

Sarah Medina | Posted 10.11.2012 | Good News
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Earlier this month, Ryan Andresen, a California teen, was denied his Eagle Scout badge because of his sexuality. When Dr. Andy Zerbinopoulos, a de...

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An Eagle Scout No More: Why I'm Sending My Badge Back to Boy Scouts of America

Kelsey Timmerman | Posted 09.23.2012 | Gay Voices
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Kelsey Timmerman

I was proud to be an Eagle Scout, but now I'm turning in my Eagle Scout badge. Seriously. I'm mailing it to the Boys Scouts of America with this post and I encourage other Eagle scouts to do the same.

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Matthew Whalen: Lansingburgh Central School District Eagle Scout Suspended For Keeping 2-Inch Knife In Car

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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TROY, N.Y. — An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the w...

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