Boy Scouts of America

Three Californians to receive Harvey Milk award at White House

2013-05-21 08:34:00

State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is heading to the White House on Wednesday to be honored as one of 10 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender officials to be named a Harvey Milk Champion of Change. Lara’s selection comes a month after the...

Man sues Boy Scouts over alleged abuse from 1970s

2013-05-03 19:39:00

A Pennsylvania man on Friday sued the Boy Scouts of America, alleging that the youth organization failed to protect him from sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster nearly 37 ago and then covered it up. Carl Maxwell Jr. was one of five boys, ages 13 and 14, who...

Mormon Church to Boy Scouts: Gay Scouts proposal OK

2013-04-25 19:18:00

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a message for the Boy Scouts of America's plan to allow gay Scouts: We're fine with it. The Mormon Church, which has historically opposed same-sex marriage, said Thursday that it supported the Scouts'...

Letters: Boy Scouts' decision doubted

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "Scout officials endorse dual tack on gays," April 20 Aside from being annoying and insulting, the recommendation of top Boy Scouts of America officials to allow gay boys to become members while continuing to bar gay men from being leaders is...

Scouting's too-timid offer to gays

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Americans are turning a corner on gay rights, and slowly but surely, they seem to be dragging the Boy Scouts along behind them. Leaders of the organization recently proposed dropping its ban on openly gay Scouts, while continuing to prohibit gay adults...

L.A. Boy Scouts propose admitting gay leaders as well as Scouts

2013-04-22 17:55:00

A Boy Scouts of America proposal to admit gay boys as members while continuing to bar homosexual adults as leaders is not a good way to settle a longstanding controversy that has roiled the youth organization in recent months, a Los Angeles Scouts...

Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS

2013-04-22 19:02:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...

Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks

2013-04-19 17:52:00

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...

Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults

2013-04-19 18:25:00

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...

Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths

2013-04-19 11:44:00

The Boy Scouts of America announced Friday a proposal to allow gay youths to join the program, a move that, if approved, would mark a dramatic shift for one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth organizations. The proposal, which would...

Letters: Scouting has rules, so do we

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Re "Don't single out the Scouts," Editorial, April 12 The Boy Scouts of America is a terrific organization, but it must follow the rules. If it wants to restrict membership based on sexual orientation, that's fine. But if it chooses to restrict...

Letters: Scouting's tolerance test

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Re "Bill targets gay ban by Boy Scouts," April 11 I am astonished that the physician who testified in front of state lawmakers, citing his experience of being molested by an older Boy Scout, would somehow slide right down the slippery slope to the...

Brent Frost, left, who chaired the 39th Annual Big Strike Auction, welcomes Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts of America President Dennis Barlow to Friday's fundraiser.

2013-04-24 15:19:00

The Boy Scouts of America called to end a long-standing ban on openly gay members, a spokesman said on April 19.

2013-04-19 08:35:00

Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boy Scouts of America announced that it will submit a proposal to its National Council to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders.

2013-04-19 00:00:00