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Boy Scouts of America Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues
Boy Scouts of America Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues
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- Tim Curran's personal web site describing his dismissal and subsequent lawsuit against the Mt. Diablo Council of the BSA
- Essay from Patrick Meehan's collection entitled "Nihilist Onslaughts On Culture" with analysis of the rationales used by homosexuals and their advocates.
- Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting.
- Essay about the BSA's position on sexual orientation written by a gay man with personal experience within Scouting.
- The Episcopal Church approved a resolution in an attempt to open a dialogue with the BSA regarding its membership policies
- 2001 Sundance Award Winning Documentary Film as seen nationally on PBS about the struggle to overturn the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America.
- San Francisco Chronicle article about the 129th Toronto Scout Group, and Canada accepting gay and lesbian scouts there.
- The U.S. Supreme Court explains that the Boy Scouts may exercise their right to association by excluding homosexuals.
- Educational and advocacy group formed in response to the policies of the Boy Scouts of America to discriminate on the basis of religion and sexual orientation.
- Complete listing of information on the BSA v. Dale case by the organization that represented James Dale. Includes copies of all amicus briefs, decisions, news articles, background information, and print-ready photos.
- Unitarian Universalist Association's site detailing its struggle over BSA's refusal to recognize its religious award because of the UUA's stance on homosexuality and theism.
- Scouting for All is a national nonprofit, 501(c)3, advocacy organization working to change the Boy Scouts of America's exclusionary polices against atheists and gays.
- Gay columnist Dan Savage calls his local Boy Scout council asking how the BSA's policies would affect his son's participation in Cub Scouts.
- Commentary by Joseph Farah describing the assault on the Boy Scouts by homosexual political activists and atheists.
- Heather Mac Donald, writing for City Journal, provides a detailed history of inner-city scouting and then argues that the position of activists trying to change the BSA is that "furthering the gay-rights crusade takes precedence over helping inner-ci
- Heather Mac Donald, writing for the Wall Street Journal, warns that poor, minority children will suffer if gay-rights activists persuade corporations and others to withhold support from Boy Scouts.
- Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer dissent, criticizing the majority's argument as "an astounding view of the law."
- A collection of news articles, essays, and other resources on the Boy Scouts of America, its policies, and recent court cases.
- Transcript of news piece interviewing several scouts, scout leaders and funders in Maryland and New York. Offers streaming video and audio versions.
- Poll and opinion forum regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders.
- Essay by an Eagle Scout arguing that homosexuals are inappropriate as members of the Boy Scouts of America.
- A collection of essays and background material on the BSA's membership policies maintained by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- Legal commentary by Kenji Yoshino on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in BSA v. Dale
- Organization whose mission is to inform and involve people in the culture war, and to preserve the values of the Scout Oath from attacks being waged by the radical Left.
- Offers an online petition and educational information on the current threats to the Scouting program in the USA, including news articles and a listing of organizations that have recently withdrawn support.
- Alan Keyes analyzes homosexual activists' battle against the Boy Scouts
- Follow-up article by Joseph Farah describing many recent actions taken against the Boy Scouts in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision.
- Portal site for local and national coalitions working to change the policies of the Boy Scouts of America with respect to religion and sexual orientation. Offers a searchable database of BSA organizations and United Way agencies.
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