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Article: Scouts' dishonor: Chicago deals the first of many blows aimed at the Boy Scouts' antigay policy.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- March 17, 1998
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Bit by reluctant bit, the Boy Scouts' long-standing policy of discrimination against gays may be crumbling. The Boy Scouts of America membership policy, which requires the taking of a religious oath and excludes homosexuals, is facing a number of legal challenges across the country, and observers say this multifront attack could force the nation's largest youth organization to change its ways.
One of the more serious blows to the policy came February 4 in Chicago when the city settled in federal district court and agreed not to renew its sponsorship of Boy Scout units. The city had been a sponsor of about 28 career-related mentoring programs for teenagers.
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