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Boy Scout Denied Eagle Scout Status Because He's Gay

Keith James — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:46:35 +0000

So, Ryan Andresen has been scouting for over a decade now and has earned tons of badges, learned countless skills, served his community and others in need and above all had a wonderful experience with his friends and memories to last a lifetime, but the one event that was supposed to be the culmination of all of that has been robbed from him and his recent memory is now filled with rejection instead.

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

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:30:49 +0000

Last week, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed its longstanding policy of banning gays from being scouts or scout leaders.

Now a number of straight men who’ve received the group’s highest honor — the ranking of Eagle Scout — are returning their medals in protest.

Boy Scouts Reaffirm Policy of Banning Gays [VIDEO, POLL]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:31:54 +0000

Despite a call from activist groups, the Boy Scouts of America has decided to keep its controversial policy of not allowing gays to be scouts or scout leaders.