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NY Boy Scouts Hire Gay Camp Director

April 3, 2015

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A 19-year old out gay man and Eagle Scout has been hired by the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America. The move puts the chapter at odds with a national policy that accepts gay scouts but forbids openly gay adult members. The hire, Pascal Tessier, is represented by David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, who told Buzzfeed that he stands ready to challenge the Boy Scouts in court if Tessier’s hiring is questioned. Boies urged the president of the Boy Scouts, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, to end the ban.

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