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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Scouting's misstep

    At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong with who I was, and am. Confronting institutional discrimination for the first time, I was overwhelmed with sadness, grief and anger.
    At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, U.S. Supreme Court, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups

  2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Daily Press
  3. BFF program for all 5th grade girls

    On Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m., Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will present a special program, BFF, for ALL girls in Grade 5 -- non-Girl Scouts included -- at Warwick High School in Newport News.
    On Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m., Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will present a special program, BFF, for ALL girls in Grade 5 -- non-Girl Scouts included -- at Warwick High School in Newport News. Guest speaker is Ariane Aramburo, host of the...

    Tags: Youth Organizations, Bon Secours, Health and Safety at School, Girl Scouts of the USA, Hampton Roads

  4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth

    Reuters
    By Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights

  6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth

    DALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders.
    Reuters
    DALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and opponents of the proposed change...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights

  8. May 21, 2013 |Story| AM News
  9. Girl Scout troops present handmade blankets to cancer patients

    About a dozen elementary school-aged Girl Scouts entered Ephraim McDowell Commonwealth Cancer Center Monday afternoon sporting shirts with “What can girls do?” slogans.
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    About a dozen elementary school-aged Girl Scouts entered Ephraim McDowell Commonwealth Cancer Center Monday afternoon sporting shirts with “What can girls do?” slogans. Brownie troop 1127 and junior troop 1173 were loaded with 14 blue-and-...

    Tags: Youth Organizations, Healthcare Provider

  10. May 20, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  11. Time for Boy Scouts to accept gays

    You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century.
    You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century. Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe. After months of surveys, committee recommendations and cancelled votes,...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Boy Scouts of America, Gays and Lesbians

  12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  13. READER SUBMITTED: Marlborough Girl Scouts Attend West Point Camporee

    Marlborough
    Marlborough Girl Scouts of Troop 65220 recently attended the 51st Annual West Point Camporee, held at Lake Frederick in New York during the weekend of April 26 through 28. Troop 65220 sent fourteen girls between the ages of fourteen and seventeen to...

    Tags: Marlborough, West Point, Youth Organizations, Physical Fitness and Exercise

  14. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  15. READER SUBMITTED: Girl Scouts Of Connecticut To Host Camp CEO

    Statewide
    At Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Camp CEO, some of Connecticut's top female executives will come together with young women to lead in fun camping activities, share, and experience wonderful memories and leadership activities that will last a lifetime. Camp...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, ESPN (tv network), Youth Organizations, Pitney Bowes Incorporated, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)

  16. May 20, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  17. Chan Lowe: Boy Scouts to vote on gay ban

    The Boy Scouts’ motto is “Be prepared.” To be consistent with that motto, we should hope that the organization’s leaders will vote later this week to drop its ban on gay members, because institutionalizing bigotry is not the best way to prepare young men to face adulthood.
    The Boy Scouts’ motto is “Be prepared.” To be consistent with that motto, we should hope that the organization’s leaders will vote later this week to drop its ban on gay members, because institutionalizing bigotry is not the best...

    Tags: Youth Organizations

  18. May 21, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  19. Should the Boy Scouts accept gays?

    &nbsp; The Boy Scouts of America might actually join the 21<sup>st</sup> century this week.
      The Boy Scouts of America might actually join the 21st century this week. It’s about time, don’t you think?   Scout honchos will be voting later this week on whether openly gay boys can participate. Of course, they still won’t vote...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Same-Sex Marriage, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Social Issues

  20. May 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  21. READER SUBMITTED: Tolland Scout Awarded Honor Medal For Saving Brother

    Tolland
    On June 30, 2012 Troy Schenher stopped to take pictures of the Alaskan glacier while his brother, Kurt, hiked on. That small delay saved both Kurt and Troy as the snow bridge that Kurt was on collapsed dropping him 50 feet until he was wedged into a...

    Tags: Landforms, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations

  22. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Young newlyweds killed in car crash half a world away

    Beneath a starry sky, Sos&eacute; Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo.
    Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...

    Tags: Armenia, Weddings, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Arts, Arts and Culture

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