Live Blog: Help GLAAD end the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts

We've been working over a year to change this policy, and we've come so far. Our staff is on the ground in Texas, and we invite you to check out updates in our Live Blog. Read More >

VIDEO: James Dale asks you to share your story to help bring LGBT equality to the #BoyScouts

James Dale was kicked out of the Boy Scouts of America. His case, known today as Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale, reached the Supreme Court. Read More >

GLAAD staff is on the ground working to bring equality to the #BoyScouts.

GLAAD staff is on the ground in Dallas. Check out the live blog. Read More >

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Top LGBT News Stories

May 23rd, 2013
Boy Scouts president: Let in gay boys

The change to the Boy Scouts of America's membership policy is not the result of pressure from outside; it is the result of extensive dialogue within the Scouting family.

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LGBT groups slam same-sex couples’ exclusion from immigration reform

 

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WATCH: Jennifer Finney Boylan: Trans Parenting

Jennifer Finney Boylan recently wrote about her transition from a father to a mother in her book, 'Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders.' She joins us to talk about the challenges she faced in the process.

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OP-ED: Boy Scouts: Change is good — and Mormons agree

During the summer of 2011 there were three separate hate-motivated violent attacks on three different gay men in Utah. As a Mormon, and a currently serving bishop of the church from Illinois at that time, I decided that I needed to do more to stand up against hate and support the civil and human rights of our LGBT sisters and brothers.

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OP-ED: Boy Scouts: It’s time to end the gay ban!

As the mother of two former Boy Scouts, as the daughter of a former Cub Scout Den Mother and as a priest and pastor I am paying attention as the Boy Scouts’ National Council gathers in Dallas this week to vote on a resolution on the Boy Scouts’ longstanding ban on gay members.

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Gay Scout Ban: Dr. Phil Joins GLAAD in Calling for End to "Discriminating" Policy

Dr. Phil is doing a good turn for the LGBT community. The talk-show host is joining GLAAD's campaign lobbying the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay teenagers and scout leaders.

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Peace Corps to open applications to same-sex couples

The Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who want to serve overseas beginning early next month, the organization announced Tuesday.

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Woman honored for LGBT health issues work

When Caitlin Ryan was a teenager in the 1960s, "lesbian" and "bisexual" weren't in the mainstream lexicon. The library was virtually the only place someone could go for accurate information about homosexuality. And when she came out to her own parents, they had no idea how to react.

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The latest from Glaad blog

President of Boy Scouts to USA Today: Let in gay youth

USA Today published an op-ed by Wayne Perry, the President of the Boy Scouts of America, in which he urges the 1,400 voting members gathering in Dallas to vote to allow gay youth to be a part of Scouting.

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Photos: GLAAD on the ground at the Boy Scouts vote in Dallas

GLAAD wrapped up its press conference in Dallas, as 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America National Council meet in Dallas to vote on a resolution critical to equality in Scouting. Get a full recap of today's events and see a video of James Dale speaking about the anti-gay ban by following our live blog at www.glaad.org/scouts.

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Celebrating Harvey Milk Day

Harvey Milk’s electoral victory, in 1977, made him one of the first openly gay elected public officials in the United States.

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UPDATE: Texas lawmakers do not pass anti-trans marriage bill

SB 1218, a Texas bill which was geared to restrict transgender Texans from getting marriage licenses has died.

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Help GLAAD end the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts

In April 2013, GLAAD first shared the story of Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell, who was ousted as leader of her son's Boy Scouts troop because she's gay. Now, GLAAD is taking a stand and telling the Boy Scouts of America to end its long history of discrimination against LGBT youth and parents. Join us and take action!

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