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URBAN JOURNAL: Boy Scouts, gays, and the company we keep
BY MARY ANNA TOWLER We are such a deeply divided nation. And while we occasionally make great strides – electing a black president, permitting openly gay Americans to serve in the military, passing laws permitting same-sex marriage – the divisions persist. And at times, they seem to be getting deeper. NPR’s Morning Edition on Tuesday […]
NEWS BLOG: Angry Blog, Part 3 – Boy Scout bigotry
BY MARY ANNA TOWLER Words fail. A committee studying whether the Boy Scouts of America should let gay children be Scouts and gay and lesbian adults be Scout leaders has wrapped up its work – begun in 2010. And yesterday, it announced its decision. The Scouts will continue to discriminate. No gays and lesbians allowed. […]

