Scouting America removes dedicated spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, women, and scouts of color from one of its biggest events, a jamboree, according to multiple reports. The changes come after pressure from the U.S. Pentagon, including conditions tied to continued military partnerships. Fortune reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Scouting America it could lose military ties unless it dropped diversity initiatives by a late-August deadline. The Independent reports that Scouting America complies by eliminating inclusion spaces at the gathering, and frames the decision as part of a broader pullback of diversity efforts under Pentagon direction. Across the accounts, the organization’s move is described as responding to federal pressure rather than an internal policy reversal. The reports do not provide detailed information on the scope of the overall policy change beyond the removal of dedicated spaces at the event, nor do they specify the criteria used to determine which spaces are eliminated.
Scouting America removes LGBTQ+ and diversity spaces from its jamboree after Pentagon pressure
Scouting America removes dedicated spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, women, and scouts of color from one of its biggest events, a jamboree, according to multiple reports. The changes come after pressure from t...
- Scouting America eliminates dedicated inclusion spaces for LGBTQ+ youth at a jamboree.
- Reports say the event also removes dedicated spaces for women and scouts of color.
- Multiple outlets attribute the decision to pressure from the U.S. Pentagon.
- Fortune reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth links the change to continued military ties.
- The reported changes are tied to a deadline in late August.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to end military ties unless Scouting America dropped diversity initiatives by late August.
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