Next Thursday, 1400 members of the Boy Scouts' National Council will converge in Dallas to vote on a resolution critical to the Boy Scouts' longstanding ban on gay members. Celebrities such as Tegan and Sara, Jersey Shore's Snooki and Sammi, Ross Mathews and GLAAD's Wilson Cruz tweeted out their support for equality in the Boy Scouts. Look out for more in the coming week leading up to the vote on Thursday
Stand up for equality in the Boy Scouts. Find out how you can help end the ban on gay scouts and leaders at http://glaad.org/scouts.
We support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay scouts and leaders! glaad.org/scoutsRT!
— Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) May 17, 2013
I support equality in the #BoyScouts. ✌❤End the ban on gay scouts and leaders!glaad.org/scouts
— NiC0LE P0LiZZi (@snooki) May 17, 2013
I support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay scouts and leaders! glaad.org/scouts
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I support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay scouts and leaders! glaad.org/scouts
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) May 17, 2013
Samantha Giancola (@MTVsammi) May 17, 2013
I support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay members! glaad.org/scouts
— Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) May 17, 2013
I fully support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay scouts and leaders! glaad.org/scouts
— Minka Kelly (@minkakelly) May 17, 2013
In the midst of rapidly shifting cultural attitudes Boy Scouts need to become a more accepting institution if they w… say.ly/LrA5Qrb
— Minka Kelly (@minkakelly)
I support equality in the #BoyScouts. End the ban on gay scouts and leaders! glaad.org/scouts
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Madonna appeared in a Boy Scouts uniform at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 16 and expressed her support for GLAAD's year-long campaign to end the BSA ban on gay scouts, saying "I think they should change their stupid rules, don't you?" Check out video of her remarks below.
Jennifer Tyrrell, a mother of four from Bridgeport, Ohio who was ousted from the BSA because she is gay, was shown support by celebrities including Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Max Adler and Grant Gustin (Glee), Benicio del Toro, Chaz Bono, Tabatha Coffey, Mark Deklin, Trevor Donovon (90210), Laura san Giacomo, LZ Granderson, Joshua Jackson, Gilles Marini, Kyle Richards and Lisa VanderPump (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Miriam Shor and Kim Wayans (Pariah) at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Julianne Moore tweeted her support this past weekend over Mother's Day.
Dear @boyscouts, on Mother's Day I support Jennifer & ALL moms, gay & straight! #scoutsforallchange.org/scouts
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) May 10, 2012
GLAAD will be on the ground in Dallas next week as 1400 members of the BSA National Council converge to vote on whether or not the Boy Scouts should allow gay youth to participate. GLAAD is encouraging people to stand up for inclusive scouting on Facebook and Twitter, sign the petition telling the BSA Council to vote to end the ban and pledge your support. Learn how you can help end the ban on gay scouts and leaders at glaad.org/scouts.
GLAAD first started calls for the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban on gay scouts and scout leaders in April 2012 after Jennifer Tyrrell, a mom and den leader from Ohio was removed from her 7-year-old’s Cub Scout Pack for being gay. Tyrrell’s orginal Change.org petition has attracted more than 343,000 signatures in support of ending the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay Scouts and leaders. Tyrrell, together with GLAAD, has launched a new petition to urge the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to completely lift its anti-gay ban on both youth members and adult employees and volunteers. To take action on this issue please visit www.glaad.org/denmother. For more on GLAAD's work on this campaign, including a timeline of key events, visit www.glaad.org/scouts.
