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Should Boy Scouts Be Gay?

Dennis Foley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:24:32 +0000

It's becoming a heated topic: whether or not the Boy Scouts should allow gay scouts and leaders. Organization officials have delayed their decision to May, allowing us plenty of time to determine if we are comfortable with the idea or not. Some say that this may be the next civil rights debate and gay boys and leaders, others say th

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Eagle Scouts Return Their Medals to Protest the Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:30:49 +0000

Eagle Scout returns medal, saying "homosexuality is not a moral deviance, bigotry is … I am returning my Eagle Scout medal because I do not want to be associated with the bigotry for which it now stands."

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Ben & Jerry's Changes Name In Support Of Gay Marriage

James Stanley — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:15:35 +0000

Ben & Jerry's is stirring things up again with its decision to rename "Oh My! Apple Pie!" as "Apple-y Ever After" to support the U.K.'s proposal to legalize gay marriage.

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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Comes to an End for the Military [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:40:35 +0000

The policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which has been in place since the Clinton administration, became a thing of the past at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday when the United States became one of more than 40 countries worldwide allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces.

“They will no longer have to lie in order to help protect us,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin in a statement. “The end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is an important victory not just for equality, but integrity.”

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