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President of Boy Scouts to USA Today: Let in gay youth
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:16pm

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.

08/08/11
David Blair: Remembering and Celebrating the Life of a Gay Black Renaissance Man | 08/08/11

On July 23, the world lost a multi-talented writer, musician, performer, educator and advocate when David Blair (com

08/08/11
Kathy Baldock: Straight Evangelical Christian Ally Speaking Out in Support of the Transgender Community | 08/08/11
08/08/11
The GLAAD Daily: Pawlenty Signs NOM Pledge, Gov. Perry's "The Response," Some Missouri Schools Lift Filters | 08/08/11

08/05/11
Gay-Straight Alliance Founded by Nikki Peet Allowed to Remain at Flour Bluff High School | 08/05/11
08/05/11
The GLAAD Daily: Flour Bluff Independent School District, McDonald's Attacker Pleads Guilty and More | 08/05/11

08/04/11
GLAAD, Other LGBT Organizations Condemn Murder of NYC Transgender Woman Camila Guzman | 08/04/11

08/04/11
The GLAAD Daily: APA Supports Marriage Equality, Another Marriage Pledge, Rudolf Brazda, and More | 08/04/11

08/03/11
Story to Watch: GLAAD Corrects Misrepresentation of Nebraska Transgender Woman | 08/03/11

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Equality California Prepares for Prop 8 Hearing
02/05/13

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two same-sex marriage cases this spring. Those are California's ban on gay marriage Prop 8, and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA.

Alabama high school coach suspended after anti-gay rant
02/05/13

The Lauderdale County High School football coach who was recorded making derogatory comments about the First Lady and gays has been suspended. Bob Grisham, who is also a psychology and driver's education teacher, was suspended for 10 days without pay.

West Virginia LGBT group to rally for gay rights
02/05/13

For the second year, a grassroots group of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) citizens and supporters plan to rally at the Cabell County courthouse in Huntington this Valentine's Day supporting same sex marriage in West Virginia.

Ohio State Students Start Fraternity for Gay Students
02/05/13

Several Ohio State students are starting a new fraternity that's different from all the others on campus. That's because Sigma Phi Beta is for gay students. The students organizing this say they want to create a safe space for gay students to be themselves.

RI Bar Association endorses marriage equality
02/05/13

The leaders of the Rhode Island Bar Association have endorsed a proposal to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Illinois Senate committee to vote on marriage equality bill Tuesday
02/05/13

Proponents of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois said Monday the state’s Senate Executive Committee will consider the measure at a Tuesday hearing, the very first working day of the Senate’s new session.

Wyoming Lawmakers See Movement on Gay Issues
02/05/13

To say merely that Wyoming is a conservative state doesn't begin to capture it. Republicans hold nearly every elected office.

'Gravely distressed': Religion looms large over Boy Scouts decision on gays
02/04/13

Advocates on both sides of the issue have stepped up their campaigns ahead of the final decision: They’ve encouraged their backers to make their voices heard through a phone-in and email deluge, and Scout leaders ousted because they were gay will deliver petitions with more than one million signatures to Boy Scouts headquarters on Monday.

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