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Gay Teen Comes Out to Parents in Graduation Speech, Shouts Out Beyonce

Cord Jefferson · 06/11/13 07:24PM

Before he took the stage to give his salutatorian speech at the Bell County Expo in Belton, Texas, on Thursday, Mitch Anderson had never told anyone he is gay. That had changed by Anderson's third paragraph, when, after extolling the merits of "learning how to love and celebrate yourself," he broke the news unequivocally: "I feel the moment has arrived for me to be publically true to my personal identity," he said. "So now, I can say, I’m gay."

Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts But Continue Banning Gay Leaders

Cord Jefferson · 05/23/13 05:54PM

Around 1,400 voting members of the Boy Scouts of America National Council voted 61 percent to 38 percent this afternoon to finally dismantle the group's ban on gay scouts. Unfortunately, the BSA will also continue barring gay scout leaders.