How the Boy Suts' ntroversial cisn banng gays affects s future
Contents:
- CAN A GAY BOY SUT SHARE A TENT WH ANOTHER BOY? BOY SUTS SURVEY MEMBERS ON ANTI-GAY POLICY
- 'EXTREMELY DISAPPOTG': SUTS BOOT OPENLY GAY TROOP LEAR
- BOY SUTS VS. GAYS
- CONFSNS OF A GAY BOY SUT
- THE SUPREME COURT: THE NEW JERSEY CASE; SUPREME COURT BACKS BOY SUTS IN BAN OF GAYS FROM MEMBERSHIP
- BOY SUTS CHANGE POLICY ON GAY LEARS
CAN A GAY BOY SUT SHARE A TENT WH ANOTHER BOY? BOY SUTS SURVEY MEMBERS ON ANTI-GAY POLICY
The Boy Suts of Ameri cut ti wh an openly gay Sutmaster Seattle after disverg his sexual orientatn. * scouts part 4 gay *
But the summer of 1990, Dale received a letter rmg him that his membership had been revoked, simply bee he was gay.
Dpe Dale’s 12-year relatnship wh the Boy Suts, the anizatn severed their ti wh him after learng of a news article that intified him as the -print of his universy’s Lbian/Gay Alliance. In a 5-4 cisn, the Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the Boy Suts right to ny membership to openly gay dividuals. On July 27, a full 25 years after they revoked Dale’s membership, the anizatn announced would extend membership to openly gay lears.
'EXTREMELY DISAPPOTG': SUTS BOOT OPENLY GAY TROOP LEAR
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More troublgly, though, the hatn also perpetuated the historic and homophobic perceptn of gay adults as promiscuo dividuals wh nefar tentns. Although is now possible for gay lears to serve openly the Boys Suts of Ameri, dog so is still jt that: a possibily, not a guarantee. The Boy Suts has lifted s ban on openly gay lears and employe, but has allowed relig chartered anizatns, which operate more than 70 percent of the Boy Suts Sutg uns, “to e relig beliefs as creria for selectg adult lears, cludg matters of sexualy, ” acrdg to their announcement.
06/27/200101:32Sut Lear Big Gay AlSouth ParkS5 E2The boys attend their first Mounta Suts meetg wh sut lear Big Gay Al.
BOY SUTS VS. GAYS
Ok I adm I too have lived the life of a gay boy sut. I loved my time suts. You n image the disappotment when suts show themselv as bigots * scouts part 4 gay *
06/27/200100:54Homosexualy Is A ChoiceSouth ParkS5 E2When the other parents hear about Big Gay Al, they all voice their ncern. 06/27/200101:10Pky SwearSouth ParkS5 E2The Boy Suts' board of directors cis that Big Gay Al should be fired.
CONFSNS OF A GAY BOY SUT
Supreme Court, 5-4, l Boy Suts may exclu gay members bee opposn to homosexualy is part of anizatn's 'exprsive msage'; overturns New Jersey Supreme Court lg that applied state's anti-discrimatn law to require troop to readm longtime member and assistant sutmaster, Jam Dale, whom dismissed after learng he was gay; Chief Jtice William H Rehnquist wr majory opn; dissenters accept prciple that anizatn nnot be forced to adopt unwanted msage, but challenge s applitn se, holdg Boy Suts failed to show that they held opposn to homosexualy as key te before se; photo (M) * scouts part 4 gay *
06/27/200100:56Get Your Big Gay Ass Off The CouchSouth ParkS5 E2The boys pay a vis to a very prsed Big Gay Al.
THE SUPREME COURT: THE NEW JERSEY CASE; SUPREME COURT BACKS BOY SUTS IN BAN OF GAYS FROM MEMBERSHIP
The policy change that took effect on January 1 of 2014 means that no youth member of any BSA program n be expelled simply for beg gay, lbian, or bisexual. There are still nsiratns for Suts and Suters of all ag who are gay, lbian, bisexual, or qutng their sexual orientatn and want to be open and hont about who they are. If you are a youth member and are gay, lbian, bisexual or qutng your sexual orientatn and want to be open wh your Sutg fay, you may be aaid that your fellow Suts and Suters will treat you differently or lose rpect for you.
BOY SUTS CHANGE POLICY ON GAY LEARS
While a youth member (up to age 18 the Boy Suts and up to age 21 Venturg) may not be expelled om a Sutg un for the reason of beg gay or lbian, will take time for all members of the BSA to unrstand that we all have herent digny and serve rpect for who we are no matter our sexual orientatn. If you are a Boy Sut actively volved the Orr of the Arrow between the ag of 18 and 20 or Venturg and unr the age of 21, you may want to nfirm that eher (1) your un allows gay adults, or (2) you’re also registered on the district or uncil level, before g out. While the BSA n no longer expel you om Sutg for g out as gay, lbian, or bisexual, if you’re above the age of 18, fah-based uns are allowed to ny you membership that un.
Connect wh someone else who is lbian, gay, or bisexual who unrstands what you are gog through and will affirm you along the way. If someone out to you as lbian, gay, bisexual, or qutng, be supportive, affirm them as an dividual, and thank them for tstg you.
Some Friends have exprsed their ncerns about Quaker volvement wh Sutg bee of Boy Suts of Ameri’s policy preventg openly gay or lbian dividuals om beg members. While there is no global nsens on the issue, the Sut associatns Canada, the Uned Kgdom, and the Uned Stat wele gay, lbian, and transgenr youth and adults. “There is no basis on which any volunteer offerg his or her servic any pacy n be refed an appotment , or Membership of, the Movement on the grounds of heterosexual or homosexual orientatn.