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.
Young Adult
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02/11/13
A group of parents and students at an Indiana high school is leading an anti-gay initiative to create a separate prom that bans gay students.
02/11/13
Students in Cincinnati, Ohio are rallying around Purcell Marian assistant principal Mike Moroski. Moroski was placed on administrative leave last week after refusing to remove an entry from his personal blog that spoke out in support of marriage equality.
02/08/13
Quinnipiac University released a poll indicating that a majority of Americans believe that the Boy Scouts of America should drop their ban on openly gay members.
02/07/13
With the absence of a community pride center in Harlem, Harlem PRIDE's Co-founder Carmen Neely met with GLAAD to discuss their efforts and local activists to bring Harlem its first PRIDE center by 2015.
02/07/13
GLAAD interviews Chris Butler, the out writer and co-director of "ParaNorman," about including a gay teen in this PG-rated film.
02/06/13
Today is national GSA Day, and GLAAD urges you to show your support for Gay-Straight Alliances across the country.
02/04/13
A Le Grande, Oregon teenager died on Sunday at a Portland hospital after being taken off life support following an apparent suicide attempt.