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Nevada lawmaker surprised himself by coming out on Senate floor

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:52+00:00 April 29th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

LAS VEGAS – Nevada state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson says he didn’t plan to come out of the closet as a gay man before the entire state Senate, and the nation, this week. It just worked out that way.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:53+00:00 April 22nd, 2013|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America unanimously recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks of the organization but excluding gay adults as leaders.

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Boy Scouts Move to Lift Ban on Gay Members

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:53+00:00 April 19th, 2013|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Officials of the Boy Scouts of America said Friday that they propose ending their ban on openly gay scouts but continuing to bar gay adults from serving as leaders.

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9th Circuit hears arguments on therapy aimed at converting gays

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:20:53+00:00 April 18th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court Wednesday grappled with whether a California ban on therapy to change a minor’s sexual orientation amounted to a restriction on free speech or mere regulation of a medical treatment.

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California lawmakers threaten to strip Scouts of tax exemption

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:30+00:00 April 11th, 2013|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

The goal of their proposed legislation is to force the Boy Scouts to abandon its ban on openly gay members. The bill clears a state Senate committee.

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Three justices’ concern over gay parenting surprises experts

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:30+00:00 April 8th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

Comments from Supreme Court arguments startled some child development experts, who say kids raised in same-sex homes fare as well as those with heterosexual parents.

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On Gay Unions, a Pragmatist Before He Was a Pope

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:31+00:00 March 20th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

BUENOS AIRES — The very idea was anathema to many of the bishops in the room.

Argentina was on the verge of approving gay marriage, and the Roman Catholic Church was desperate to stop that from happening. It would lead tens of thousands of its followers in protest on the streets of Buenos Aires and publicly

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School district discriminated against gay students, ACLU alleges

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:32+00:00 March 19th, 2013|Education, LGBTQ+|

In a letter from the ACLU, the Hesperia Unified School District is accused of discriminating against gay and lesbian students, including refusing to allow girls to wear tuxedos to the prom.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Dispute on Transgender Rights Unfolds at a Colorado School

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:32+00:00 March 18th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Coy Mathis was born a boy. But after just a few years, biology succumbed to a more powerful force.

A buzz cut grew into long hair. Jeans gave way to pink dresses. And the child’s big cheeks trembled with tears when anyone referred to Coy as male.

Halfway through kindergarten, after consulting with doctors,

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Scout survey asks: Should gay and straight Scouts share a tent?

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:32+00:00 March 14th, 2013|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Is it acceptable or unacceptable for an openly gay Boy Scout to share a tent with a heterosexual boy on an overnight camping trip? Is it acceptable or unacceptable for a lesbian to serve as a den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den?

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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