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'There’s plenty of us here and you would never know it:' How an openly gay lodge chief advocated for LGBTQ+ youth during Scouting's divisive membership…
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Storytelling allows people to see themselves in leaders and embrace the change they are trying to make.
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An LGBTQ community space fosters hope for the future of inclusive Scouting at the Order of the Arrow's National Council of Chiefs. 
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Sasha Issenberg, author of a new book on same-sex marriage, talks to me about how gay activists convinced a majority of Americans to let them into the …
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A reflection from the early days of the pandemic, on finding queer community in unexpected places.
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There's some changes happening around here: A new look, new content and a new way to support my work.
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Scouting orgs across the world have been accepting and affirming LGBTQ members for decades. Here are some of the policies and programs that stand out.
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Cate Readling had no intention of getting involved in Scouts for Equality. But when she learned about the BSA's anti-gay policy in 2012, she couldn't s…
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The beach reads and binge-worthy TV shows that are making my summer delightfully queer.
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"I can just open myself up and throw myself out there, then a lot of that stuff — that bad, negative stuff — is going to hit me, and I'm going to be ab…
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“I said, we’re going to be accepting of everybody.”
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As a queer Eagle Scout, I often feel pulled between two worlds: The relatively moderate space of the Boy Scouts of America, and the more radical stream…
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