(CNN) — A fresh debate over the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gays sprang to life after word that the organization’s leaders could be on the verge of a landmark change this week. Word of the possible move — announced last week and up for consideration at a three-day meeting that begins Monday in…
By Danielle McGuire (CNN) — In the wake of Barack Obama’s second inauguration, it is easy to forget about the daily indignities and terror African-Americans have endured; easy to forget that simply surviving segregation required ordinary people to engage in extraordinary acts of courage every single day. Like so many African-Americans who came of age…
(CNN) — Potential changes which could end the ban on gay boy scouts signal “a challenge to the Scouts’ very nature,” conservative activist and former Sen. Rick Santorum wrote Monday. His column, published online on the right wing website World Net Daily, comes as the Boy Scouts of America prepares to discuss changing their longstanding…
LA GRANDE, Ore. (CNN/KPTV) — A La Grande teenager passed away at OHSU Sunday afternoon, after he was taken off life support earlier in the week. The family of Jadin Bell, 15, spent the last two weeks in the hospital after hanging himself because he was bullied for being gay. Bell was on life support…
(CNN) — In the next few days, the Boy Scouts of America is expected to announce whether it plans to change its longstanding national policy against openly gay members. Many parents of Scouts have voiced their concerns, saying homosexuality goes against the teachings of their faith. But many others find the ban on gays out…
BY WILL RODRIGUEZ-KENNEDY SAN DIEGO – Thursday, more than sixty members of the San Diego Democrats for Equality gathered to consider endorsements in the two special elections in South East San Diego. The first endorsement was for the special election to fill the seat of former state senator now Congressman Juan Vargas March 12. Two…
HRC announces more stringent criterion to earn 100 percent on Corporate Equality Index – companies giving to BSA will not be eligible for perfect score WASHINGTON – In the face of mounting national opposition to institutional discrimination, the leadership of the Boy Scouts of America is debating a policy which would end its nationwide ban…
The Human Rights Campaign(HRC) has condemned comments by San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver in which he says gay players wouldn’t be welcome on his team. The homophobic remarks stand in stark contrast to the numerous NFL players who advocate for equality – including Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo, an outspoken straight ally who will take the…
Following the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors announcement that they were reconsidering the ban on gay Scouts and Scout leaders, the Family Research Council (FRC), which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled a hate group, has launched an email campaign urging people to phone members of the BSA board of directors and…
(CNN) — The man who claims to have been behind the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax told talk show host Phil McGraw that he was in love with the Notre Dame linebacker. “Here we have a young man that fell deeply, romantically in love,” McGraw said on the “Today” show Wednesday, about Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. McGraw said…
