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People of faith support equality in Scouting
Sunday, May 19, 2013
12:12pm

To give an accurate representation of where people of faith stand on marriage equality, let's look at some of the major denominations that support scouts for a quick recap. GLAAD has created a handy graphic that shows which denominations support inclusive scouting for all.

08/24/11
October is Queer Youth Empowerment Month: Share Your Story! | 08/24/11

08/18/11
Lutherans Vow to Prevent Bullying | 08/18/11

08/09/11
Archbishop of Albany to hold Mass at LGBT Catholic Conference; Vatican Investigates LGBT-friendly Catholic Community in Mexico | 08/09/11

08/05/11
Gay-Straight Alliance Founded by Nikki Peet Allowed to Remain at Flour Bluff High School | 08/05/11
07/29/11
Stories to Watch: 1 in 4 Lesbian and Gay Youth are Homeless According to New Massachusetts Study | 07/29/11

07/27/11
The New York Times Examines Young People and Marriage Equality in New York | 07/27/11

06/24/11
LGBT Undocumented "Unsung Heroes" Show the World Where LGBT and Immigrant Advocacy Intersect | 06/24/11
06/13/11
Tracy Morgan to meet with GLAAD, LGBT Youth and Families | 06/13/11

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COLUMN: From school to society, the intolerance transgender people face
03/21/13

Coy Mathis is six years old, and she just wants to use the bathroom at school. For a year and a half, it wasn't an issue. But in December, Coy's school informed her parents that she would no longer be permitted to use the girls' restroom.

We Are Jamaicans: Jamaican transgender women speak-out
03/21/13

Two transgender women in Jamaica have added their voices to the We Are Jamaicans campaign to encourage respect and understanding for LGBT people and increase their visibility in the Caribbean nation.

Show Me Your Papers Before You Pee? It Could Happen in Arizona
03/21/13

If a Republican legislator has his way, you’ll need papers to pee in Arizona.

Canada House Passes Transgender Rights Bill
03/21/13

Canada's House of Commons has passed a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender people.

Gay-Straight Alliance Club gets temporary okay at CASHS
03/21/13

Chambersburg Area Senior High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance club - for now.

Muslim-Themed Anti-Gay Ads Coming Soon To San Francisco Buses
03/21/13

Over the past year in San Francisco, the war over the popular conception of Islam has been continuously fought on the unlikeliest of battlefields--the sides of the city's buses.

Gay Somali Teen Stoned to Death, Village Forced to Watch
03/21/13

A gay teenager in Somalia was reportedly stoned to death as punishment for being gay by Islamic rebels while villagers were forced to watch.

'Regular' couples at core of historic marriage equality case
03/21/13

Take a farm girl from Iowa, a mother of teenage twins, a fitness expert who went to Catholic schools and a self-described "Jersey boy" and what have you got? Perhaps the four people whose simple desire to say "I do" changes the face of marriage in America.

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