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The campaign was launched at a rally outside the annual meeting of the Scouts executive board in Washington on 11 Fe bruary. Protesters chanted 'We're here, going camping' Homophobia Protesters are claiming the Scouts are a stronghold of homophobia and religious bigotry. In many areas Scout organisations are Mormons religious sect.
Protest organiser
Bart Church c claimed 'The Boy Scouts must be considered one of the most dangerous, bihe United States moting respectability, homophobia, and blind patriotism.
Scouts organisations have refused to take children whose parents are openly lesbian or gay, and have thrown out teenage scouts alleged to be gay.
Funding
US Scout organisations enjoy huge funding. The Scouts • have receive $90m each year from the United Way, a right-wing Christian organisation.
Queer Nation intends to continue a campaign of harassment against the Sis anemie Way, and is demanding a congressional in. vestigation into its Other imaginative slogans chanted by pro"Scouts honour:we're queer atta bai boy Scout bigotry: your tounder was a fac - a reference to Scouts founder Lord Baden Powell.
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