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Mitt Romney Stands by 1994 Statement Supporting the End to the Boy Scouts’ Ban on Gay Americans
Earlier this year, GLAAD released video footage from 1994 of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney saying: “I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”
A timeline of the Boy Scouts’ long history of discrimination. Please REBLOG!
Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell will deliver more than 300,000 signatures to the Boy Scouts of America at 11am ET. LIKE this post to show your support for Jennifer!
http://www.glaad.org/blog/timeline-boy-scouts-long-history-discrimination
Today Jennifer Tyrrell responded to Chuck Norris’ post and called for him to meet with her family and other scouting families:
“Since I was ousted as a scout leader I have been flooded with support from local parents, scouts and hundreds of thousands of Americans. Chuck Norris is clearly out of touch and I’d like for him to sit down with my family and fellow scouting families who support us. My orientation wasn’t an issue in my son’s pack until the Boy Scouts made parents tell their children why their favorite den leader was no longer able to participate. With the U.S. military, the Girls Scouts of the USA, the 4-H Club and the Boys & Girls Club among organizations that allow gay Americans the time is now to end the ban.”
(Source: glaad.org)
“I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.” - Mitt Romney, 1994
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