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Acting legend George Takei has joined the millions of Americans urging the Boy Scouts of America to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders.
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![TV icon and former Boy Scout George Takei joined Jennifer Tyrrell — the Ohio mom ousted as leader of her son’s Boy Scouts troop because she’s gay — as well as GLAAD and local scouts at the 43rd Annual NYC Pride March [on Sunday] in Manhattan.
Crowds went wild for the former USS Enterprise helmsman, who helped take a stand against the Boy Scouts’ long history of discrimination against gay scouts and LGBT leaders.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m66fotTwMy1r5jus8o1_250.jpg)
TV icon and former Boy Scout George Takei joined Jennifer Tyrrell — the Ohio mom ousted as leader of her son’s Boy Scouts troop because she’s gay — as well as GLAAD and local scouts at the 43rd Annual NYC Pride March [on Sunday] in Manhattan.
Crowds went wild for the former USS Enterprise helmsman, who helped take a stand against the Boy Scouts’ long history of discrimination against gay scouts and LGBT leaders.
Come march with TV personality George Takei and boy scout leader Jennifer Tyrell in New York City’s Pride Parade this Sunday, June 24th!
George Takei to take stand against Scouts’ anti-gay ban with GLAAD, Jennifer Tyrrell at NYC Pride
TV icon and former Boy Scout George Takei will join Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell and GLAAD at the NYC Pride Pride march this Sunday in a stand against the Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policies, NY Daily News’ Carson Griffith exclusively reported today.
Tyrrell, who was ousted as leader of her son’s Boy Scouts troop earlier this year because she’s gay, has collected over 300,000 signatures in opposition to the ban through her Change.org petition calling on the Boy Scouts of America to end its long history of discrimination.
