Originally Posted By nancymartira

nancymartira:

An Eagle Scout’s Letter to Boy Scouts of America on why he can’t in good conscious keep his Eagle Badge.

Awesome. I was a Boy Scout (& a Cub Scout, and a Tiger!). This is an excellent letter.

I don’t want to be an Eagle Scout if a young man who is gay can’t be one too.

nancymartira:

An Eagle Scout’s Letter to Boy Scouts of America on why he can’t in good conscious keep his Eagle Badge.

Awesome. I was a Boy Scout (& a Cub Scout, and a Tiger!). This is an excellent letter.

I don’t want to be an Eagle Scout if a young man who is gay can’t be one too.

(via rachelinbrooklyn)

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  1. universalbang reblogged this from nancymartira
  2. moonlightlovers reblogged this from peterwknox
  3. jen22201 reblogged this from octoberresolution and added:
    Well said.
  4. witchspirit reblogged this from savitarikitty
  5. savitarikitty reblogged this from laughterkey and added:
    Cara, read this, and fall in love. Again. So much faith in humanity.
  6. marchpumpkin reblogged this from laughterkey
  7. ca-thar-si-s reblogged this from thegreg and added:
    *tear…
  8. otherthingsisay reblogged this from heyhope and added:
    My dad is an Eagle Scout and I’m glad scouting meant so much to him when he was younger. I’m also pretty sure he stands...
  9. wolvensnothere reblogged this from sunfell and added:
    Holy shit.
  10. heyhope reblogged this from thegreg and added:
    Yes. My bro is an Eagle Scout and I really respect that honor. I hope more will make their stances known and share them...
  11. stephaniann12 reblogged this from peterwknox
  12. thegreg reblogged this from octoberresolution and added:
    “It’s a tough position, but a scout is brave.”
  13. octoberresolution reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    Great letter
  14. passionisaplagiarism reblogged this from laughterkey
  15. benwise reblogged this from laughterkey and added:
    Within a month of turning 15, I got my first job and had to leave Scouting. I was only a few badges away from the rank...
  16. sunfell reblogged this from laughterkey and added:
    Another brick in the battle against institutionalized bigotry…
  17. socratescloset reblogged this from laughterkey and added:
    Scout’s honor. Let’s hope the BSA can get it.
  18. jemerson15 reblogged this from laughterkey
  19. laughterkey reblogged this from rachelinbrooklyn
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