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Members of the Boy Scouts salute during a flag raising. (credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Release Of Abuse Files: New Challenge For Scouts

True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of voluminous confidential files detailing decades of alleged sex abuse by Scout leaders.

2012/10/22

A person holds a rainbow flag during a Gay Pride parade. (credit: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyImages)

Gay Pride Week Events Held On The UTA Campus

For the first time ever the University of Texas at Arlington is celebrating Gay Pride Week. The campus LGBTQA Program is hosting events through Friday, many of which are free and open to the public.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/08

You Won’t Find Any Football On Cowboys.com

Believe it or not, the Dallas Cowboys football team does not own the web domain cowboys.com. But it hasn’t really been an issue, until now.

2012/09/20

White House: Obama Opposes Boy Scouts’ Ban On Gays

When it comes to gays and the Boy Scouts, President Barack Obama and the youth organization he serves as honorary president have agreed to disagree.

2012/08/08

Rev. Williams Owens (first on right) (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage

Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama’s linkage of Dr. King’s civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights’ mission altered to include same-sex marriage.

2012/08/03

Lesbian Mom Delivers Petitions At Boy Scouts HQ

The fight over the policy to ban participation in scouting, based on sexual orientation, took a symbolic turn in Irving Wednesday morning, inside the Irving national headquarters for the Boy Scouts of America.

2012/07/18

Members of the Boy Scouts of America participate in pre-game ceremonies prior to a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. (credit: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Despite Protests, Boy Scouts Reaffirm Ban On Gays

After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, angering critics who hoped that relentless protest campaigns might lead to change.

2012/07/17

Daniel Damian Sibley is accused of vandalizing homes and vehicles in Arlington with vulgar and derogatory messages. (credit: Arlington Police Department)

Police Arrest/Identify Anti-Gay Graffiti Suspects

Arlington police have arrested one suspect and identified four others involved in a hate crime involving graffiti spray painting that included anti-gay slurs, racial slurs, hateful messages and vulgar images.

2012/06/20

Scouts To Review Ban On Gays; No Change Imminent

The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America have agreed to review a proposal that would allow individual units to accept gays as adult leaders.

2012/06/06

(credit: JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)

Study Says That ‘Gaydar’ Could Be Real

Can you judge someone’s sexual orientation just by looking at their face? According to a new scientific study, both men and women may have this inherent “gaydar” ability.

2012/05/21

Study: Homophobia May Reveal Same-Sex Attraction

A new study suggests that people who repress their own sexual attraction to the same sex are more likely to express hostility towards gays.

2012/04/10

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the University of Texas at Arlington. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

U.S. Attorney General At Arlington LGBT Conference

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is spending the day at a conference on the University of Texas at Arlington campus aimed at promoting safe schools and communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

2012/03/20

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