This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in a case pitting UC Hastings School of Law against a Christian student group.

The school had denied recognition to the Christian Legal Society, which then challenged its anti-bias policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion or sexual orientation. The Christian Legal Society requires its voting members and officers to sign a "Statement of Faith" and abstain from all sex outside of heterosexual marriage.

On June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision for UC Hastings.

Growing up with two younger brothers, I have seen my far share of youth organizations come and go. Now that we are all seventeen, nineteen and twenty-one with either full-time jobs or college in their paths those days of joining groups like The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have gone. Going to some of the Scout meetings with my mother and two brothers I have seen the incredible amount of work they do with mission statement, “The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.” …[the BSA] provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating…helping youth build a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.” , along with their countless volunteer work to help improve the local community.

My issue is not with anything they provide above, but who they do not accept into, as a member nor as a creditable human being. That’s right…the GLBT community, especially openly gay males. As I have recently read from past articles sent from friends of campus pride and heard from personal stories, BSA maintains an open discrimination policy that bans anyone who identifies as a gay male or, to an extent, allies who openly fight for GLBT rights. They have an exclusionary policy banning gay members! What’s with that?!