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"An essential part of the Boy Scout message is to be morally straight.... The view that homosexual homosexual /ho·mo·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or directed toward the same sex.

2. one who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex.
 conduct is an acceptable way of conducting oneself is not morally straight."

-Boy Scouts of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name.  attorney George Davidson George Davidson may refer to:
  • George Forrester Davidson, Canadian civil servant
  • George Arthur Davidson, Derbyshire cricketer
  • George Allan Davidson, an American attorney
, appealing to the New Jersey supreme court to uphold up·hold  
tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds
1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly.

2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support.

3.
 the Boy Scout ban on homosexuals, January 5

"Ian McKellen always said I should come out. But why? I make my living playing heterosexuals."

-Sir Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was a renowned English actor. Biography
Early life
He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, although he grew up in South Africa, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers.
, in an interview following his appearance on the Queen's New Year's honors list

"When no girls were around, my best friend in high school and I would make out with each other as a last resort."

-Robert Downey Jr., discussing one of his several gay experiences, in the February Detour magazine

"As a member of the board of the American foundation for AIDS Research, I have to offer my congratulations. You are the only known human being to be cured of AIDS. You are quite a phenomenon."

-Sharon Stone, responding to an "ex-gay" guest at a taping of The Roseanne Show who claimed not only that he was no longer gay but also that he had "prayed away" his AIDS; the show is set to air in February
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Feb 16, 1999
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