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James Dale

@jamesrdale.bsky.social

Writer | Civil Rights Advocate | Eagle Scout | Board of Directors @LambdaLegal

James Dale @jamesrdale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"They Never Chased Me" is why I wrote my USA Today op-ed, out today. It's about how to stop bullies, who shake down youth groups like Scouting. Picking on kids doesn't make you masculine Pete Hegseth; it makes you an embarrassment to our country. 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ jamesrdale.substack.com/p/they-never...

James Dale with his 4th grade class. Two years later he'd meet the Bullies at Harmony School in Middletown, New Jersey. 1978

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James Dale @jamesrdale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Strange position to be in: the Supreme Court said Scouting could kick me out for being gay back in 2000. Now I'm citing that ruling to sue the Pentagon because if Scouting has a First Amendment right to exclude me, it also has a right to be free from government pressure. Read the exclusive=>

washingtonblade.com

Supreme Court ruled Boy Scouts could exclude James Dale. Now he says that same rule protects LGBTQ scouts from Trump

James Dale, the gay former Boy Scout whose landmark Supreme Court case established the organization’s First Amendment right to exclude him, has filed a second federal lawsuit against the Department of...

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James Dale @jamesrdale.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thanks for a great story. @lgbtqnation.com !

lgbtqnation.com

James Dale fought for years for gay inclusion in the Scouts. Now he's taking on Pete Hegseth. - LGBTQ Nation

Dale knows all too well what it feels like to be rejected for who you are. It's why now he's fighting for trans kids.

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James Dale @jamesrdale.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm thrilled the New York Times published my letter today but here's what got left behind...

open.substack.com

What I Cut

What survives when you cut a 3,000-word argument down to 217

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James Dale @jamesrdale.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

At 19, Scouting expelled me for being gay. It was 1990. I took them all the way to the Supreme Court. 33 years later, I finally went back to camp. Heres what I found there. Happy #Pride 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

medium.com

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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