In April 2012, Jennifer Tyrrell of Belmont County was ousted as her sons Scout leader. Ever since then, Tyrrell has spoken out against the policy across the nation and inspired people to sign a petition to end the policy.
In 2012 alone, two high-profile cases of people affected by the BSA's anti-gay policy caused outrage. The first was Jennifer Tyrrell, who was the acting leader of her son's local Den and then banned from the organization when it was discovered that she is a lesbian. Then, Ryan Andresen was refused hIt is very possible and likely that some Scouts and scout leaders will continue to bully and discriminate against LGBTI youth and adults. The new policy will still allow people Jennifer Tyrrell to be kicked out because of their sexual identity. Baring LGBTI adults into the Boy Scouts continues to le
But a few weeks earlier, in April 2012, Jennifer Tyrrell has been ousted as a den leader by the Boy Scouts because she is a lesbian. I show the kids an NBC News story where Tyrrell cries as she worries that the boys in her troop will think she abandoned them. Scout executive Bob Drury, meanwhile
Date: May 24, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts; Gay Adults Still Barred
"This is what we've been working for," Jennifer Tyrrell, who was ousted as den mother of her 8-year-old son Cruz's Ohio troop because she is a lesbian, told ABC's Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate WFAA. "It's a small step in the right direction, but it's huge in another way. We've been working so hard f
"I'm so proud of how far we've come, but until there's a place for everyone in Scouting, my work will continue," said Jennifer Tyrrell, whose ouster as a Cub Scout den leader in Ohio because she is lesbian launched a national protest movement.
Date: May 23, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Stay tuned to Instant Tea fo coverage of Boy Scouts meeting in Grapevine
Gay Scouts and leaders will then speak, including former Ohio den mother Jennifer Tyrrell, gay Eagle Scout Will Oliver, Greg Bourke, a gay dad removed from his position as Scoutmaster with his sons troop, and Pascal Tessier, a gay Boy Scout who was told he would not be eligible to earn the Eagle aw
Date: May 22, 2013
Source: Google
Openly gay Md. teenager may be denied Eagle Scout ranking he has long pursued
Last year, a gay Scout in California, Ryan Andresen, was denied Eagle Scout status, the group's highest ranking, even after completing all the requirements. And in Ohio, den mother Jennifer Tyrrell was forced to step down by her troop because of her sexuality.
Date: Apr 12, 2013
Category: Entertainment
Source: Google
Readers respond: Should Boy Scouts allow gay boys and men to be members?
"A scout is supposed to be brave, and the Boy Scouts failed to be brave today," said Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell, a lesbian ousted as leader of her son's Cub Scout Pack in April 2012. "The Boy Scouts had the chance to help countless young people and devoted parents, but they've failed us yet again. No