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GUEST POST: A gay Mormon pleads for inclusive Scouting
Thursday, May 23, 2013
3:07pm

Some of us don’t have to imagine how painful it is to be a gay Scout. We were one. Growing up as a Mormon boy in Idaho, scouting was pretty much built into my pathway to becoming an adult. It was as much a part of the plan for my youth as many Mormon rights of passage: baptism, being ordained to the priesthood, and passing the sacrament on Sundays.

09/25/09
Maine Education Officials Dispute Claim that Marriage for Same-Sex Couples will be Taught in Schools | 09/25/09

09/17/09
Georgia Equality Calls on Atlanta Mayor & Police Chief to Answer Questions about Local Bar Raid | 09/17/09

09/16/09
Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of the New York City LGBT Center, First Woman to Fill The Post | 09/16/09

09/11/09
“Out to Work” Job Fair to Be Held in NYC on Sept. 17 | 09/11/09

09/10/09
Orange County School District Agrees to Mandatory Harassment/Discrimination Prevention Trainings Following Outrageous Incidents of Homophobia and Sexism | 09/10/09

09/08/09
Defamatory Ad in Yiddish Newspaper Sparks Controversy, Raises Questions in Brooklyn City Council Race | 09/08/09

08/31/09
Media Highlights Efforts to Counter Anti-Gay Group NOM | 08/31/09

08/28/09
Two Transgender Women Stabbed in Broad Daylight, One Dead | 08/28/09

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‘Queer at Patrick Henry College’ vexes school’s chancellor
12/13/12

Gay students at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville don’t exist. They can’t exist. So says Dr. Michael Farris, the college’s founder and chancellor. It’s simple, really. Homosexuals can’t exist at Patrick Henry College because the students sign an honor code, Farris claimed.

Gay man living in San Diego granted reprieve from deportation to Uganda
12/13/12

A local gay man facing deportation and what he calls certain death has seen his holiday wish come true. "I was so, so, so, so happy," said Joseph Bokombe. "I'm grateful. It's amazing." For Bokombe, there is joy after plenty of fear.

Seattle advocacy pioneer recalls struggle for marriage equality
12/13/12

Last week, moments before the first same-sex marriage license was signed, King County Executive Dow Constantine told the story of two gay rights pioneers who had their license application denied in the same building 41 years earlier.

Morehouse College to Offer its First Black LGBT History Course
12/12/12

The all-male Morehouse College will soon offer its first LGBT-themed course, reports its campus newspaper The Maroon Tiger.

Gay-themed group denied charter and Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Some students at Point Loma Nazarene University are calling for change after a failed attempt to form a gay-themed s

Lesbian Wife Denied Membership To Military Spouses Group
12/12/12

A group for military spouses in North Carolina is facing questions of exclusion and discrimination after telling a female servicemember's lesbian wife that she wasn't allowed to join the group.

Syracuse mayor signs law protecting gender expression
12/12/12

Mayor Stephanie Miner today signed a new local law that extends civil rights to all people regardless of gender expression. The law, which passed the city council 7-1 last month, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s “actual or perceived sex, or their gender identity or expression.”

LGBT group denied charter at Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Point Loma Nazarene senior Sean Lewis, who is openly gay, said he and others often feel unwelcome on campus...To lessen that angst among gay students, Lewis recently spearheaded a campaign to begin a gay-themed discussion group.

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