Great article on how the BSA got so conservative, as compared to the Girl Scouts. Read full article at: "Boy Scouts Are From Mars, Girl Scouts Are From Venus."
Readers of my novel, A Scout is Brave, might find this story interesting. It's about a director, who discusses what it was like being bullied for being gay during 8th grade in Rockford, Illinois in the 1990s. Ironically, that's where the bully in my novel, Levi, grew up. Read full story - Director Elliot London: The Traumatic Teenage Experience Behind My New Movie ‘FRIEND’ Read full story here. (With Video) "Pinellas County School Board member Lew Williams was once a Boy Scout. But he also recalls wondering what the water tasted like in the water fountains he was banned from using because of his skin color. So when a fellow board member urged him to vote against a program with ties to the Boy Scouts of America because the group excludes gays, Williams listened." Read full story at: "Board members hold fast to rejecting program affiliated with Boy Scouts." Excellent article from Time Magazine. "From playground cruelty to the online rumor mill, we're hearing more about bullying than ever, but are we getting better at helping kids and teens cope? TIME looks at the facts behind all those sensational headlines — what we know and don't know about why bullying happens and what we can do to minimize its effects." Read full article at: "A Separate Peace?" | AuthorJay Jordan Hawke is author of "A Scout is Brave." ArchivesMarch 2012 CategoriesAll |
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