The book is far from closed on Matthew Perry’s death
09.05.2024 - 20:15 / metroweekly.com
The Associated Press in an interview ahead of the announcement.The name change will officially take effect on February 8, 2025, to coincide with the organization’s 115th anniversary.For years, Boy Scouts only admitted boys ages 11 to 17. It emphasized service to one’s community, leadership, the teaching of moral values, and life skills that would prepare any scout for adulthood.
Membership peaked around 1972 when the scouting ranks swelled to almost 5 million.By 2018, the organization’s enrollment had fallen to 2 million and proceeded to decrease throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Recruitment efforts were additionally impeded by public revelations that more than 84,000 former scouts had alleged that they were sexually abused as children.
Some claims dated as far back as the 1960s.The organization subsequently reached an $850 million settlement with former victims after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it was beset by various lawsuits related to the scandal.Amid the declining enrollment, the organization’s flagship program — renamed Scouts BSA — began accepting female members in 2019. (Its affiliated program for younger children, Cub Scouts, began welcoming girls in 2018.)The organization now boasts just over 1 million members, including more than 176,000 girls and young women.The organization previously struggled with issues of LGBTQ inclusion.It eventually lifting a longstanding ban on openly gay scouts in 2013 and allowed transgender boys to participate in 2017.In what was one of the most contentious issues that the organization ever faced, Boy Scouts lifted a ban on openly gay men serving as adult scout leaders in 2015.The changes in membership rankled conservatives — especially religious groups and churches — who
.The book is far from closed on Matthew Perry’s death
Rosalia shares stunning moments from a recent photo shoot showing off her posing skills. Eva Longoria, who recently announced her second cookbook, enjoys pizza on the way to Cannes Film Festival in France. Reese Witherspoon gets in the perfect Elle Woods outfit for her big announcement that a prequel series to Legally Blonde is coming to Prime Video.
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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Manila-based production outfit Parallax Studio and entertainment company Saga Film Studios have formed a joint venture that will distribute the two-part Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” in the Philippines. The deal is the first of a number of acquisitions planned by the joint venture. The “Horizon: An American Saga” films are directed by and star Academy Award winner Kevin Costner.
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Boy George is leaving Broadway and returning to the road.The ’80s icon, who ends his three-month run as bold club owner Harold Zidler in the Tony Award-winning musical “Moulin Rouge!” on May 12, announced he’s embarking on a co-headlining tour with Squeeze this August and September.Near the end of their 20-concert nationwide run, the duo will drop into Atlantic City’s Tropicana Showroom on Saturday, Sept. 14 and New York City’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage on Tuesday, Sept.
Thank goodness for Whoopi Goldberg‘s incredible bravery and quick thinking when she was just a little kid. The View co-host is set to release her
Katharine McPhee and David Foster go on the road, it’s a family affair.Not only do the married couple perform together — McPhee, of “Smash” and “Waitress” fame belts classics from her extensive catalog while Foster known for his work on “St. Elmo’s Fire” and countless other films and records mans the keys— they also recently brought their two-year-old son Rennie onstage to play the drums with them at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center.“He only had to wait two years to play there.