Lambda Legal Urges City of Los Angeles to Cut Ties With Boy Scout Affiliate

Gay News Blog  Feb 26 08

'This is an attempt by BSA to skirt anti-discrimination policies of Los Angeles and other cities'

(Los Angeles, February 26, 2008) --- Lambda Legal has sent a strongly-worded request to Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo that the city honor its own nondiscrimination policies and cut ties with a Boy Scouts of America affiliate that currently administers youth programs for the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments.

"Learning for Life" is a national program that provides career education for youth.  While its mission statement says LFL does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or religion, it is essentially an arm of Boy Scouts of America, which clearly does. Full story...

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