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Scout's Honor

Since 1910, millions of boys have joined the Boy Scouts. But today, if you are openly gay, you can't. Witness how a 12-year-old Boy Scout named Steven Cozza launches a campaign to overturn the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy. From Petaluma, California to the Supreme Court, the film chronicles a modern interpretation of the scouting ideals of courage and honor.

Behind the Lens: Scout's Honor (2001)

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Steven Cozza mounted a grassroots campaign at his local grocery store in California to end the Boy Scouts' discriminatory policy against gay people. Filmmaker Tom Shepard describes Steven's courage and determination which drew him to making the film Scout's Honor.

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