Boy Scouts of America (Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual)

Boy Scouts of America Sites:

Save Our Scouts 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threats to the Scouting program in the USA, including news articles and a listing of organizations that have recently withdrawn support. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.saveourscouts.com/ Scout's Honor Documentary Film 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.scouts-honor.com New England Coalition for Inclusive Scouting 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.inclusivescouting.net/necis/ NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Boy Scout Wars - May 23, 2001 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/youth/jan-june01/scoutwars_05-23.html Inclusive Scouting .NET 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.inclusivescouting.net Gay and Lesbian Scouts Received With Open Arms in Tolerant Canada 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/070300-02.htm Episcopal Bishops call for Inclusive Boy Scout Leadership 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 (Boy Scouts of America) http://arc.episcopalchurch.org/ens/GC2000-082.html The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America: A Continuing Struggle for Inclusiveness 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.uua.org/news/scouts/index.html Religious and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Boy Scouts of America 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 (Boy Scouts of America) http://religioustolerance.org/bsa.htm FindLaw's Writ - Yoshino: Scout Loophole FindLaw's Writ - Yoshino: Scout Loophole: Legal commentary by Kenji Yoshino on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in BSA v. Dale (Boy Scouts of America) http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20000630_yoshino.html Tying the Boy Scouts in Knots 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.thestranger.com/2000-07-20/city4.html Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts of America v. Dale 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/cases/record?record=33 Curran vs. Boy Scouts Lawsuit 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 (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.timcurran.com/scouting/ The war on the Boy Scouts (WorldNetDaily) The war on the Boy Scouts (WorldNetDaily): Commentary by Joseph Farah describing the assault on the Boy Scouts by homosexual political activists and atheists. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21204 Scout Honor Coalition 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://scoutoath.tripod.com Is it OK to Ban a Gay Scoutmaster? 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://women.com/news/forums/backtalk/F0629/ Separation of morals and state (WorldNetDaily) Separation of morals and state (WorldNetDaily): Alan Keyes analyzes homosexual activists' battle against the Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21149 War on the Boy Scouts, Round 2 (WorldNetDaily) 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21255 The Boy Scout Decision The Boy Scout Decision: Commentary by petitecute (Little Miss Soapbox) on how the Supreme Court majority decision tacitly endorses the "lifestyle choice" theory of homosexuality. (Boy Scouts of America) http://petitecute.home.att.net/scouts.htm The Assault on 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.literatus.net/essay/BoyScouts.html Boy Scout Battle Pits Gay Activists vs. Minority Kids 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 of America) http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_wsj-boy_scout_battle.htm Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Rehnquist's majority opinion) 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) http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-699.ZO.html Discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.bsa-discrimination.org Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Stevens' minority opinion) 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." (Boy Scouts of America) http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-699.ZD.html Boy Scouts And Homosexuality :: Opinions de Moi :: Maison de Robert Samuel White 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 of America) http://www.rswfire.com/maison/opinions/boyscouts.ehtml Why the Boy Scouts Work 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-ci (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_1_why_the_boy.html Scouting for All 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. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.scoutingforall.org A Scout's Duty to God 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 Scouts of America) http://www.geocities.com/ScoutDutyToGod Boy Scouts Legal Issues: Home Boy Scouts Legal Issues: Home: Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting. (Boy Scouts of America) http://www.bsalegal.org/