日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
World / US and Canada

Boy Scouts of America may end ban on gays

(Agencies) Updated: 2013-01-29 09:56

Tyrrell said she looked forward to a day when she and her family might participate in scouting again.

"An end to this ban will restore dignity to countless families across the country, my own included, who simply wanted to take part in all Scouting has to offer," Tyrrell said in a statement.

Boy Scouts of America may end ban on gays

The Boy Scouts of America signage is seen on the Cushman Watt Scout Center, headquarters of the organization for the Los Angeles Area Council, in Los Angeles, California, in this Oct 18, 2012 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]

GLAAD, an anti-discrimination advocacy group, began to press for a reversal of the Boy Scouts policy after Tyrrell was removed from her son's den and more than 1 million people have signed petitions on Change.org seeking an end to the policy.

More than 462,000 people signed a petition on Change.org calling for the Boy Scouts to grant an Eagle Scout application for Ryan Andresen, a California resident who is openly gay.

Andresen's scoutmaster refused to sign the application because of his sexual orientation. A review board for the California chapter recommended he receive the rank, but its recommendation was never forwarded to national headquarters.

The organization has faced pressure from board members - Ernst & Young chairman and chief executive Jim Turley and AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson have spoken out against the ban - and some corporations withdrew support over the policy.

United Parcel Service was among corporations that have said they would pull funding from the organization over its policy.

The Family Research Council, which said in December it would pull its business with UPS because the package delivery company had decided to cease funding of the Boy Scouts, said on Monday the Scouts should resist the pressure to change its policy.

"If the board capitulates to the bullying of homosexual activists, the Boy Scouts' legacy of producing great leaders will become yet another casualty of moral compromise," Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said in a statement.

Patrick Boyle, whose 1994 book "Scout's Honor" was among the first to examine sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America, said on Monday the "striking reversal in policy" was likely the result of growing pressure from corporations.

"This is a safe way out of this mess for the national organization, which takes the fight back to the local level, and says to a local leader, 'you make the choice that's right for you'," Boyle said. "It's essentially the Boy Scouts' version of states' rights."


Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
Most Popular
Hot Topics

...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 九九全国免费视频 | 午夜伦4480yy私人影院 | 亚洲精品免费在线 | 亚洲第一成年免费网站 | 加勒比 テカ痴女の猛烈交尾 | 亚洲欧美无人区乱码 | 亚洲在线免费视频 | 亚洲国产一区二区三区四区 | 成人超碰 | 超91视频 | 精品在线一区二区三区 | 亚洲欧美一区二区三区在线 | 久久久中文字幕 | 欧美日韩一二三区 | 欧美久久久久 | 天天碰天天摸天天操 | 天干夜天天夜天干天国产电影 | 91成人在线免费视频 | 欧美一级欧美三级 | 国产综合一区二区 | 日本黄色中文字幕 | 三级网站免费观看 | 亚洲精品一区中文字幕乱码 | 国产一区二区精品尤物 | 夜夜夜操操操 | a级毛片在线免费观看 | 国产一级毛片午夜福 | mmmwww| 国产毛片视频 | 99热久久这里只有精品首页 | 97理论三级九七午夜在线观看 | 午夜影院在线视频 | 欧美精品h在线播放 | 色亚洲色图 | 91成人精品 | 久色一区 | 久久精品免费 | 久久久国产99久久国产一 | 天天色av| 亚洲国产成人精品女人久久久 | 午夜资源站 |