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Faith groups react to the Boy Scouts vote to drop the ban on gay Scouts
Thursday, May 23, 2013
8:08pm

Within moments of the announcement that, by a 61% margin, the Boy Scouts of America would be dropping its ban on gay scouts, denominations and faith groups offered their reactions.

10/01/10
Media Roundup: The Tragedy of LGBT Teenage Suicide | 10/01/10

10/01/10
How You Can Support the Families of Seth Walsh & Asher Brown | 10/01/10
09/28/10
Transgender Student Denied Homecoming Title by High School, But Still Finds Support | 09/28/10

09/27/10
Media Covers Story of Sexual Misconduct Charges Against Georgia Megachurch Pastor Eddie Long | 09/27/10

09/24/10
Univ. of Rhode Island Administrators Acknowledge LGBT Discrimination on Campus, Pledge to Resolve | 09/24/10

09/24/10
Guest Post: On Cupcakes and Communication | 09/24/10

Please also note that GLAAD has contacted the Fox station that produced the story to thank the outlet for its fair,

09/22/10
FL Court Rules Adoption Ban Unconstitutional | 09/22/10

09/14/10
Jeff Sheng Photobook 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Volume 2' to Debut in Los Angeles Exhibition | 09/14/10

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Brooklyn Dad Starts Scouting Troop That Welcomes Girls, Gay Members
01/09/13

Growing up in Iowa, Todd Schweikert loved being a Boy Scout, and he even made it through the rigorous process of becoming an elite Eagle Scout. Schweikert wanted his 7-year-old son to have the same positive experience, but he was turned off by the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policies.

COLUMN: Utah County GOP shuns gay-friendly conservative?
01/09/13

Utah County GOP Vice Chairwoman Bonnie Morrow asked her brother, tea party leader and former gubernatorial candidate David Kirkham, for help finding a well-known Republican to give the keynote speech at the county’s Lincoln Day Dinner Feb. 9.

ND’s 1st Openly Gay Lawmaker Wants To Work For All
01/09/13

A Fargo representative says he’s proud to wear the banner as North Dakota’s first openly gay lawmaker, but his most important cause is helping to craft good legislation for all people.

Thurston, WA judge won’t perform weddings for gay couples
01/09/13

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor confirmed that he is not making himself available to perform same-sex weddings, due to “philosophical and religious reasons.” “I do not wish to perform same-sex marriages,” Tabor said.

Anti-gay activists push ahead with proposal for Indiana marriage equality ban
01/09/13

A proposal to write Indiana's gay marriage ban into the state constitution may be on hold as Republican leaders ponder its fate this year, but the House and Senate sponsors are charging ahead anyway. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, said he plans to introduce the measure in the House this year.

Landmark Mass. decision on marriage becomes popular text at weddings
01/08/13

Law student Michael Corliss thought he was just being a “law nerd” when he chose a passage from the landmark Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marriage decision for a friend to read at his August wedding ceremony.

Granbury bank employee’s firing shows need for ENDA in Texas
01/08/13

When Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger passed away, Marty Edwards said a co-worker at First National Bank of Granbury asked who Ledger was. “He was some faggot in a gay cowboy movie,” a senior loan officer answered. “Who cares if he died.”

Alabama Student Planned To Kill Gay, Black Classmates In Bomb Attack
01/08/13

Teenage white supremacist Derek Shrout has been arrested in Russell County, Alabama, after a teacher discovered a journal detailing his plot to attack his school with homemade explosives.

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