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Mitt Romney Stands by 1994 Statement Supporting the End to the Boy Scouts' Ban on Gay Americans

Saturday, August 4, 2012 - 12:09pm by Rich Ferraro, Vice President of Communications

GLAAD was first to release video footage from 1994 of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney saying: "I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation." According to an Associated Press article that ran today, Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed that “this remains Romney’s position today.”

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Eagle Scout Loses Job for Being Gay as Another Board Member Commits to Ending the Ban

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 10:30am by Rich Ferraro, Vice President of Communications

As Boy Scouts of America officials state that they plan to uphold the discriminatory ban on gay scouts and gay scout leaders, many Americans including current scouts are continuing to take action.

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Over 300,000 Americans Support End to Boy Scouts of America's Ban on Gay Americans

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 12:25pm by Rich Ferraro, Vice President of Communications

Only two months ago Jennifer contacted GLAAD to help share her story and work to end the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay scouts and gay scout leaders. She also started a Change.org petition to rally support and today the petition has reached over 300,000 signatures.

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Dad in JC Penney Ad Talks About His Ultimate Father's Day Gift

Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 11:56am by Rich Ferraro, Vice President of Communications

Cooper Smith Koch might be better known to most of Americans as the 'gay dad on the right' in JCPenney's ad featuring Cooper's family. Cooper worked with GLAAD to speak out about how the ad has impacted his family in media outlets like CNN and in a Father's Day post on Huffington Post Gay Voices.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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