News

Here you will find plenty of news about what is happening in FLAGS Active Support Unit.

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• Jamie

  1st July 2014

  Network member Jamie says: 'Scouts was a place where no-one really cared if I was gay or not - I still got treated the same as everyone else, it really helped me.' ...

• we were there!!!

  30th June 2014

  Scouts took part in a fantastic London Pride celebration on Saturday. It’s the sixth year that we’ve attended this LGBT event, and the turnout was bigger than ever. We were there to show the thousands of spectators that Scouting is diverse, inclusive and welcoming to people from all walks of...

• Scouts lead thousands in NYC PRIDE

  29th June 2014

  A contingent of active and former members of the Boy Scouts of America led thousands Sunday in New York City’s 44th Annual Pride Parade — a historic move in celebration of the organization’s inclusion of out gay youth and in protest of its existing ban on out gay adult members. The group of...

• Bulpitt speaks 'OUT'

  28th June 2014

  It might not be the image which automatically comes to mind at the suggestion of Scouts on parade. But for the first time, teenage members of the organisation will take their place alongside Brazilian carnival dancers, gay bikers and a ladies’ roller-skating troupe today at the annual Pride...

• check out our new website

  25th June 2014

  Our website is part of our commitment to communicate better with both members and non-members, and with members of The Scout Association that we maybe haven't met yet. Remember!!! this is website is for you, to keep unto date with whats happening - so please do help us by using the site, keep...

• Response to the Boy Scouts of America's statement on LGBT Scouts

  23rd May 2013

  There has been coverage in the media of the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay young people to be members of their organisation, but to exclude adult gay volunteers. We would like to restate our own, very different position with regard to this issue within The Scout...

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