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Boy Scouts Greater New York Council, US Secretary of Education support gay youth in #BoyScouts; push for full inclusion

Friday, May 24, 2013
6:26pm

Today, the Boy Scouts of America's Greater New York Councils and US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released statements supporting the move to allow gay youth to participate in the Boy Scouts and continue onward for full inclusion of gay parents and leaders.

01/13/10

Historians Testify In Favor of Marriage Equality in Prop. 8 Case, Media Takes Notice | 01/13/10

Two historians appeared in federal court on Tuesday in the Proposition 8 case which challenges a voter sanctioned ba

01/08/10

Federal Suit Challenging Prop. 8 Begins Monday | 01/08/10

A federal lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a ban on marriage for same-sex couples will begin Monday

01/07/10

UPDATE: Uganda Reportedly to Remove Death Penalty from Anti-Gay Bill | 01/07/10

01/05/10

Obama’s Appointment of Transgender Advisor Signals Progress in Policy but Highlights Pitfalls of Some Media Coverage | 01/05/10

01/05/10

UPDATE: Vermont Mother Asks Judge to Hold Ex-Partner in Contempt as Search for Missing Girl Continues | 01/05/10

01/04/10

The New York Times Spotlights Anti-Gay Evangelicals’ Role in Influencing Brutal Legislation in Uganda | 01/04/10

01/04/10

Virginia Woman Fails to Surrender Custody of Child, Defies Court Order | 01/04/10

12/30/09

Martha Stewart Weddings Features Same-Sex Couple for First Time in Magazine’s History | 12/30/09

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US Supreme Court Denies 'Boys Don't Cry' Appeal

03/29/12

The U.S.

Dynamo's Clark Gets 3-Game Suspension, Fine For Anti-Gay Slur

03/29/12

Major League Soccer suspended Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark for three games with pay and fined him an undisclosed am

Settlement Reached in Mo. LGBT Web-Filtering Case

03/29/12

The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday it has settled a lawsuit with a central Missouri school district w

Attack On Gay College Students Investigated

03/29/12

Two college students were left bloody and battered, and investigators said they believe the two were attacked becaus

T-shirt on Brunswick Classroom Wall Triggers Wider Conversation

03/29/12

When Brunswick High School teacher McKell Barnes hung a T-shirt on her classroom wall that read “gay?

Did the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation License a T-Shirt at Urban Outfitters? (Sort Of!)

03/29/12

Urban Outfitters doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to gay rights considering the chain store’s CEO Rich

The Case for Gay Acceptance in the Catholic Church

03/29/12

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Read Fiona Apple’s Letter to a Young Gay Teen

03/29/12

Following a concert in 2000, 16 year-old Bill Magee had the briefest of meetings with Fiona Apple at which he was ab

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