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Jul 1

To the Trans Girl Who Just Lost at the Supreme Court: So Did I 26 Years Ago

A letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson about her trans sports case defeat at SCOTUS yesterday

To the Trans Girl Who Just Lost at the Supreme Court: So Did I 26 Years Ago

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Oct 14

Am I that Gay Boy Scout Who Can Make People More Gay?

I was the ‘perfect plaintiff,’ but sometimes I’m lucky I can project a ‘passable’ version of myself.

Am I that Gay Boy Scout Who Can Make People More Gay?

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Sep 3

I Beat Pete Hegseth in Three Weeks

The gay Boy Scout expelled 36 years ago finally stopped running.

I Beat Pete Hegseth in Three Weeks

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Jul 22

Here’s What I Cut from My NY Times Letter on Queer v. Gay

From a gay Boy Scout and Queer Nation member who went to the Supreme Court

Here’s What I Cut from My NY Times Letter on Queer v. Gay

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Jun 27

My (Gay) Name Became a Legal Weapon To Exclude LGBTQ People

Here’s how I (and we) get it back

My (Gay) Name Became a Legal Weapon To Exclude LGBTQ People

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May 28

He said, “Over my dead body.” I’m the Gay Boy Scout Who Finally Went Back.

I’m James Dale, of Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a landmark Supreme Court case

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Civil rights activist, speaker & writer. Plaintiff, Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (SCOTUS). Lambda Legal board member. JamesRDale.com

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