A failed policy compromise, 20 years later
In 2001, the presidents of nine major metropolitan Boy Scout councils proposed a way forward on the gay membership policy. Their solution was not adopted, and their dire predictions came true.
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Scouting America cancels LGBTQ+ inclusion space planned for summer Jamboree
As part of Scouting America’s very public battle with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the organization has quietly scrapped plans for LGBTQ+ and other community spaces at this summer’s National Jamboree. Catherine Peluso, who until recently was the Jamboree Belonging Lead, told me that the Jamboree Community Spaces
A post-Hegseth reading list: The best analysis about what comes next for Scouting
Here’s some of the best writing and analysis to help you make sense of the news.
Tim Curran, the first gay man to sue Scouting America in 1981, is now a scout leader
He didn’t rejoin to make a point, or tie up some grand story. He became a volunteer because he wants to help local scouts.
Follow my new Italian life (and newsletter)
I moved to Italy, and I’m writing about it in a new publication called Finocchio.