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Search Home : Society : Issues : Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual : Boy Scouts of America
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- A Scout's Duty to God: Essay by an Eagle Scout arguing that homosexuals are inappropriate as members of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Boy Scout Battle Pits Gay Activists vs. Minority Kids: Heather Mac Donald, writing for the Wall Street Journal, warns that poor, minority children will suffer if gay-rights activists persuade corporations and others to withhold support from Boy Scouts.
- Boy Scouts And Homosexuality :: Opinions de Moi :: Maison de Robert Samuel White: Essay about the BSA's position on sexual orientation written by a gay man with personal experience within Scouting.
- Boy Scouts Legal Issues: Home: Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting.
- Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Rehnquist's majority opinion): The U.S. Supreme Court explains that the Boy Scouts may exercise their right to association by excluding homosexuals.
- Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Stevens' minority opinion): Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer dissent, criticizing the majority's argument as "an astounding view of the law."
- Curran vs. Boy Scouts Lawsuit: Tim Curran's personal web site describing his dismissal and subsequent lawsuit against the Mt. Diablo Council of the BSA
- Discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America: A collection of news articles, essays, and other resources on the Boy Scouts of America, its policies, and recent court cases.
- Episcopal Bishops call for Inclusive Boy Scout Leadership: The Episcopal Church approved a resolution in an attempt to open a dialogue with the BSA regarding its membership policies
- FindLaw's Writ - Yoshino: Scout Loophole: Legal commentary by Kenji Yoshino on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in BSA v. Dale
- Gay and Lesbian Scouts Received With Open Arms in Tolerant Canada: San Francisco Chronicle article about the 129th Toronto Scout Group, and Canada accepting gay and lesbian scouts there.
- Inclusive Scouting .NET: Portal site for local and national coalitions working to change the policies of the Boy Scouts of America with respect to religion and sexual orientation. Offers a searchable database of BSA organizations and United Way agencies.
- Is it OK to Ban a Gay Scoutmaster?: Poll and opinion forum regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders.
- Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts of America v. Dale: Complete listing of information on the BSA v. Dale case by the organization that represented James Dale. Includes copies of all amicus briefs, decisions, news articles, background information, and print-ready photos.
- New England Coalition for Inclusive Scouting: Educational and advocacy `group` formed in response to the policies of the Boy Scouts of America to discriminate on the basis of religion and sexual orientation.
- NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Boy Scout Wars - May 23, 2001: Transcript of news piece interviewing several scouts, scout leaders and funders in Maryland and New York. Offers streaming video and audio versions.
- Religious and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Boy Scouts of America: A collection of essays and background material on the BSA's membership policies maintained by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- Save Our Scouts: Offers an online petition and educational information on the current threats to the Scouting program in the USA, including news articles and a listing of organizations that have recently withdrawn support.
- Scout Honor Coalition: Organization whose mission is to inform and involve people in the culture war, and to preserve the values of the Scout Oath from attacks being waged by the radical Left.
- Scout's Honor Documentary Film: 2001 Sundance Award Winning Documentary Film as seen nationally on PBS about the struggle to overturn the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Scouting for All: Scouting for All is a national nonprofit, 501(c)3, advocacy organization working to change the Boy Scouts of America's exclusionary polices against atheists and gays.
- Separation of morals and state (WorldNetDaily): Alan Keyes analyzes homosexual activists' battle against the Boy Scouts
- The Assault on the Boy Scouts: Essay from Patrick Meehan's collection entitled "Nihilist Onslaughts On Culture" with analysis of the rationales used by homosexuals and their advocates.
- The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America: A Continuing Struggle for Inclusiveness: Unitarian Universalist Association's site detailing its struggle over BSA's refusal to recognize its religious award because of the UUA's stance on homosexuality and theism.
- The war on the Boy Scouts (WorldNetDaily): Commentary by Joseph Farah describing the assault on the Boy Scouts by homosexual political activists and atheists.
- Tying the Boy Scouts in Knots: Gay columnist Dan Savage calls his local Boy Scout council asking how the BSA's policies would affect his son's participation in Cub Scouts.
- War on the Boy Scouts, Round 2 (WorldNetDaily): Follow-up article by Joseph Farah describing many recent actions taken against the Boy Scouts in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision.
- Why the Boy Scouts Work: Heather Mac Donald, writing for City Journal, provides a detailed history of inner-city scouting and then argues that the position of activists trying to change the BSA is that "furthering the gay-rights crusade takes precedence over helping inner-city children."
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