matthillnc Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums here on Scouter.com, but I have run across things on the forums before on google searches and what not. My name is Matt Hill, I'm 19 years old and a former Boy Scout here in Winston-Salem, NC. I am going into my second year of my university studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in August. When I was 14, I was dismissed from Scouting because I am gay. Oh well, I guess... I have tried to raise awareness on the issue here in my hometown and in North Carolina hoping that there might be a day when no Scout will ever have to be outcast from his friends and his peers and the organization he loves so dearly jsut because he might think or feel differently from other boys. I just want to make it clear that I am not anti-BSA, I am just against their membership policies which discriminate against gay youth (and atheists too). MATT HILL www.MattHillNC.com PS- For more about my dismissal and other stuff, visit http://www.freewebs.com/triads4a/history.html http://www.uncg.edu/~mmhill3/public_life.html and http://www.inclusivescouting.net/bsa/cases/hill/ Old press items concerning my efforts are available at http://www.uncg.edu/~mmhill3/writings.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndaigler Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Matt, WELCOME! Pull up a seat, join in the chatter!! jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhammer Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Welcome Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevorum Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Glad to have you join us, Matt. You'll find us a diverse lot. What are you studying at UNC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthillnc Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 First of all... its UNCG, not UNC.... way big difference.... LOL I'm majoring in History, minoring in Religious studies. I hope to go on to Seminary (Episcopal/Anglican) to receive my Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theological Studies, become a priest and maybe one day get my Ph.D. in Church History. Hopefully one day I will be a professor of Church history, an activist, lobbyist or politician. WHo knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Bear Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Welcome Matt, We have discussed this issue (i.e., gays and Scouting) in great detail over a period of time with many resolutions. You may want to review the postings and offer your ideas. Church history is an interesting subject. It is an issue that brings something worthwhile to our present day situation(s). FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevorum Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Matt, oops, my bad! I understand - that'd be like someone confusing UCLA with UC Berkeley. I look forward to your thoughts on these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherJudy Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Matt, Welcome! You sound like a very busy young man with your studies at school & other activities! Good luck with them! Regarding church history, are you going to be studying just the Episcopal Church history or all church histories? I clicked on your links & I am sorry to hear that you were bullied by other scouts at camp after you publically acknowledged you were gay. I think the leaders should have disciplined those boys who did that to you. There was no reason for it at all. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperParatus Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Welcome to the forum and have a great time at college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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