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A campaign has begun on Change.org to urge California’s Golden Empire
Council to reinstate 22-year-old Eagle Scout Tim Griffin and to reject the
Boy Scouts of America’s policy barring LGBT scouts and leaders.
More than 60,000 people have joined the campaign so far. Mr Griffin, who was
the longest-serving employee at Camp Winton, says that he was fired from
the scout camp because of his sexuality.
The campaign was begun by Alex Hayes, Camp Winton’s programme director. Mr
Hayes, along with nine other employees of the camp, resigned in protest
following Mr Griffin’s dismissal.
He said: “For the past eight summers, Tim was loved not only by his fellow
camp staffers, but all of the Boy Scouts who participated in programs he ran
at the camp.
“More than 60,000 people have joined me, and the nine other employees who
resigned, in taking a stand for Tim. We want the Golden Empire Council to
know that the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory policy has no place in
our Scouting community.”
The Golden Empire Council said in a statement that Mr Griffin’s firing was
“due to an issue with performance, violation of expected camp behavior and
camp standards.”
My Hayes added: “The Golden Empire Council claims he was fired because he
violated the camp’s dress code, but as his direct supervisor at Camp Winton
, I know this isn’t true. He was fired because of his sexual orientation.
“If the Golden Empire Council truly stands by its statement, and Tim wasn’
t fired because he’s gay, then the council should have no problem rejecting
the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory ban on gay scouts and leaders.”
President Obama, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, has
publicly opposed the body’s anti-gay policy.
Mr Griffin, along with Alex Hayes and other former employees of Camp Winton,
will deliver the petition in person at the Golden Empire Council’s office
in Sacramento, California, tomorrow.
The petition can be accessed here. |
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