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Walker Campaign Refuses to Say If Children Need to be “Protected” from LGBT Americans
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign refused to answer a question from a Washington Post columnist about whether Walker “thought children needed to be protected from gay men.”
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HRC Condemns Scott Walker’s Shameful and Offensive Comments on Boy Scouts of America’s Ban
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement in response to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s assertion that he supports the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)’s discriminatory policy that bars gay, lesbian and bisexual adults from serving as employees and troop leaders.
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HRC To Boy Scouts of America: You Can’t End Discriminatory Ban with Half Steps
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today responded to a resolution by the Boy Scouts of America and its Executive Committee that would allow gay, lesbian and bisexual adults to serve as employees and volunteers by calling on the organisation to also require that all troops adhere to a policy of full LGBT inclusion.
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HRC Urges Boy Scouts of America to Take Full Step to LGBT Equality
Boy Scouts’ move to allow gay adults to participate in organisation marks a moment, but falls short of goal of full inclusion.
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Straight Brother Wants The Boy Scouts To Accept His Gay Twin
August Easton-Calabriand and his twin brother, Liam, joined their local Seattle Boy Scouts chapter when they were 11 years old. They then dedicated the next seven years of their lives to the organisation, and last year attained the highest possible rank of Eagle Scout. But now that they’re 18, the twins’ involvement in the group is less certain—all because Liam is gay.
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In historic first, Boy Scouts to lead NYC Pride March
In a historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts and members of the Brooklyn Chapter of Scouts for Equality, an organization composed largely of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) alumni dedicated to ending the BSA’s ban on gay members and leaders, will be among the groups leading the 44th Annual NYC Pride March, the nation’s oldest and largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride event.