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Merck Suspends Funding for Boy Scoutsnew

The Merck Company Foundation, the charitable arm of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Company, announced last week it was halting all contributions to the Boy Scouts of America until that organization ceases discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network  |  Andy Birkey  |  12-12-2012  |  LGBT

Corporations Giving Big Money to Boy Scouts Despite Anti-Gay Policynew

Corporate foundations have given millions to the Boy Scouts of America and its subdivisions in recent years despite that organization’s policy of excluding gays and lesbians. Many of those same foundations have policies against giving to organizations that discriminate based on sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network  |  Andy Birkey  |  09-18-2012  |  LGBT

Backers of Minn. Marriage Amendment Use Controversial Parenting Studynew

A controversial study on parenting has become a focal point of the campaign in Minnesota to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this November.
The American Independent News Network  |  Andy Birkey  |  09-06-2012  |  LGBT

Claims That LGBT Community Harassed Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Not Supportednew

Courts in states across the country have rejected the National Organization for Marriage's efforts to hide their donors, as they're trying to do in Minnesota, saying the group provided no credible evidence of threats or violence.
The American Independent News Network  |  Andy Birkey  |  11-15-2011  |  LGBT

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