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LGBTQ+ scouters in the news
A couple of recent articles highlight progress for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the BSA.
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At summer camp, politics and inclusion are on the table
How BSA units are navigating a fraught cultural landscape to find camp environments that work for them.
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Episode 2: Mike Jones
In 2012, Mike Jones was working at Change.org, where he helped support a petition that became a full-fledged campaign for gay inclusion in the BSA.
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The BSA closes the chapter on bankruptcy
It may still be a (very) long time before abuse survivors are compensated.
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New to Morally Straight: A podcast, and a place to connect
I'm expanding what I offer through this newsletter. I hope you'll join me!
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Dispatch from Minnesota
I went to dig up the roots of the BSA's anti-gay policy. Here's what I found.
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Inside the DEI plans for this summer's National Jamboree
Dwayne Fontenette, Jr. gives me a preview of the community spaces on deck for the BSA's premiere national event.
Podcast
Episode 1: Steven Cozza
As a teenager in the 1990s, Steven Cozza founded Scouting for All, one of the first campaigns for gay inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America.
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Revisiting the conversation around trans inclusion
Imagine a world where, rather than trying to avoid the conversation, national BSA leaders came forward with full-throated statements in support of trans rights.
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Remembering Gregory Wittine, advocate for disability accommodations in Scouting
Wittine died this month at age 67. He leaves behind a powerful legacy.
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I’ll be back soon
A quick dispatch from California.
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BSA's chief diversity officer departs for new role outside of Scouting
Elizabeth Ramirez-Washka started a new job at Duke University in February.