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Pattie Gonia, the environmental activist and drag queen, is an eagle scout
She leverages her sizable Instagram following to advocate for inclusion in the outdoors.
Mike De Socio
Hi, I’m Mike De Socio. I’m an independent journalist based in upstate New York, telling stories about the change-makers shaping our world.
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Inside the Order of the Arrow's new 'Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'
Adopted in November, the statement sets out priorities for the next three years.
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How a Boy Scout council in Texas is making progress on LGBTQ+ inclusion
Despite the area’s conservative political reputation, Chris Hoffman has led an unassuming, yet highly effective set of LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.
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Revisiting the conversation around coed Scouting
An essay sparks new conversation about gender policies in the BSA.
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How to march at Pride with your Scouting unit this year
It can be a great way to support your LGBTQ+ scouts, and cast a wider net for membership growth.
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The Year in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: What the BSA accomplished, and where it's going next
From affinity spaces and merit badges, to committees and leadership changes, these are the milestones that shaped 2022.
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'The Final G:' Why Bob Kinkaid wants the BSA to make one more policy change
"We don't have to take away religion. We don't have to change the Oath and Law. We can just say, if you define God as a higher power who's not necessarily supernatural ... then that's okay."
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Pride Profile: Carson Lee
"Be more you than you have ever been. Being your full, unapologetic self inspires others to do the same."
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Why I do not "both sides" our humanity
The Colorado nightclub shooting is a reminder: The words we use, matter.
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The BSA is using neuroscience to justify gender-separated troops. But 'science doesn't support it'
The system of "linked troops" assumes that boys and girls have biological brain differences during adolescence.
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What I'm reading (and writing) for Trans Awareness Week
Learn about what the trans community experiences in Scouting, and in society at large.
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Cortland Bolles will be the first openly gay director of the Order of the Arrow
“I definitely wouldn't want to be the first if there isn't a second and a third and a hundredth and a thousandth."