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My book will tell the full story of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts. Coming soon to a bookshelf near you.
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“We want everyone to have that fun, dignified experience, and be able to do it and enjoy it," says Eleanor Philips, the adult adviser for the space.
"I know, beyond a shadow of doubt, we can be the organization we aspire to be."
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I was biking through an enormous crowd of LGBTQ+ people. And I was mad about it.
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"As an organization that trains young leaders, having queer perspectives as part of the conversation will make the leadership and community of Scouting…
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Looking for some inspiration? Here's a roundup of LGBTQ+ inclusive practices, posts and plans from Scouting councils and units around the country.
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“I feel much more happy and satisfied being out, queer and around people that are very much supportive of it.”
The conference will feature programming for the LGBTQ+ community, scouts of color, scouts with disabilities, and women in Scouting. Here's what to…
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Through a series of TikTok videos, a scout from Boston is using their eagle project to raise awareness about and gather donations for LGBTQ+ homeless…
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"I wish I could tell myself to focus on the best that is within us all — and focus on the love I felt from my peers, rather than the fear I felt from my…
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In his memoir, Greg Bourke tells the story of his fight for gay inclusion in the Boy Scouts, and his role in the movement for same-sex marriage.
"When you lower the obstacles, as artificial as they can be, and just let young people be young people, you can get some real magic from that."
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Morally Straight

Morally Straight gives you the inside story of LGBTQ+ activists and allies fighting for a more inclusive future in the Boy Scouts of America.
Policy & Program
Behind Scouting's new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Merit Badge
Where LGBTQ inclusion continues to fall short
A new VIEW on Scouting
Scouts for Equality shuts down
How Wood Badge tickets can serve as a vehicle for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Scouting Stories
Coming out on the national stage
Zach Wahls: A (somewhat) accidental activist
The baby and the bathwater
What it's like being Scouting's first (known) openly nonbinary employee
How Alison Batey started the growing Facebook group for LGBTQ+ Scouts and Allies
Pride Profiles
Rich Whitney
Matthew McGovern
Davis Kellogg
Andy Martin
Dwayne Fontenette, Jr.
David Knapp
Gary Carroll
Christian Goerner
Enrique Valenzuela
Personal Reflections
"So I’m a homosexual"
When is coming out worth the risk?
Yearning for acceptance
It's Casual
The baby and the bathwater, part two
Finding my place in Pride
More than just a coincidence
Guest Essays
Scouting punted on its DEI badge. I’m hurt, but not surprised
What’s Past Can Be Prologue

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