After 30 years, I went to the party.
What I didn't say on the Zoom call.
James Dale
In 1990, Scouting expelled me for being gay. I was an Eagle Scout. I sued. Supreme Court. They won, then lost in a big way. Writing about all the costs. On Lambda board. New York. Daddy to Cosmo. Partner to David.
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What I Cut
What survives when you cut a 3,000-word argument down to 217
I Came Out in the Shadow of AIDS.
Now I’m Stepping Into The Normal Heart.
Three Sizes Too Small
This is what I carry down Fifth Avenue every June. The backstory and the deeply personal parts that an op-ed simply didn’t have space for.
Misogyny in Drag
Pete Hegseth’s DoD is running a secret campaign against Scouting America. I filed a federal lawsuit to expose it.
When Your Name Becomes a Weapon
And how you get it back.
Hegseth Calls It “Woke.” I Call It Scouting.
I recently sat down with Spencer Macnaughton at Uncloseted Media to talk about the fight over Scouting America’s future.
The Script Never Changes
I battled the Boy Scouts to the Supreme Court and won the cultural war. Now, the same script is being used against a new generation.