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Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in...Tags: Social Organizations, Video Supplies and Services, Los Angeles Hotels, Photography and Video, Boy Scouts of America
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Hagerstown fire, police employee retirement plans might become available to same-sex couples
The Hagerstown City Council has given preliminary approval to amending the city’s police and fire employees’ retirement plan to make it available to same-sex couples connected to the two departments. City staff formulated the amendment to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage, Career and Workplace
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After months of debate, Boy Scouts' ban on openly gay youth lifted
In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in local districts, more than 61...
Tags: Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Gay community in Orlando applauds Scouts decision
The Boy Scouts of America's decision to lift the ban on gay Scouts is a big step in the right direction, gay community leaders said Thursday. "It's the right thing to do. It shows the Boy Scouts are moving into the 21st century and away from archaic...
Tags: Social Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Christianity, Minority Groups, Boy Scouts of America
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Boy Scouts' vote to allow openly gay members, but not leaders, ending century-long ban
The Boy Scouts of America approved a historic policy shift Thursday, allowing gay youths as members for the first time in the organization's 100-year history. But the highly anticipated vote by 1,400 members of the Scouts' executive committee stopped...Tags: Social Organizations, Christianity, Jesus Christ, DeSales University, Boy Scouts of America
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Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more...Tags: Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Voting, Clubs and Associations, Politics
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Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...Tags: Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...Tags: Migration, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Scouts and equality
One of the first things that an incoming Boy Scout must learn is the Scout Law. It's become so famous that many people outside the organization likely recognize it. "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,...Tags: Social Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Gates, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations
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Immigration bill a testament to compromise
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...
Tags: Migration, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice and Rights, Justice System
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The triumph of progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
Many of you soon-to-be college graduates are determined to make the world a better place. Some of you are choosing careers in public service or joining nonprofits or volunteering in your communities. But many of you are cynical about politics. You see...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Education, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Philosophy
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Even now, being gay is dangerous
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Gay Rights, Robin Williams, Crime, Law and Justice, Ellen DeGeneres, Minority Groups
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