A local California Boy Scouts chapter has defied national leadership to approve the Eagle Scouts application of openly gay scout Ryan Andresen.

Ryan Andresen, the Boy Scout who was denied his Eagle Scout award and dismissed from the Boy Scouts of America after coming out as gay, is getting some high profile support. 

Senator Barbara Boxer, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, and 32 California state legislators are all imploring the BSA to give Andresen the award that he's earned and end their discriminatory stance against gays. 

See what they have to say after the jump!

Updated Friday, 2:00 p.m. PST

Ellen DeGeneres made good on her promise to host Ryan Andresen, the teen that was dismissed from the Boy Scouts after completing Eagle Scout requirements once it was revealed that he was gay. 

While Ellen couldn't give Andresen the Eagle Scout award that he'd rightfully earned, she gave him something else that will positively impact his future. 

Watch after the jump.

We previously reported on Eagle Scout Tim Griffin's firing by the Golden Empire Council chapter of the Boy Scouts of America near Sacramento, California. Ten fellow members of Griffin's BSA summer camp staff quit in solidarity with Griffin over his firing.

Griffin is now presenting a petition calling for his reinstatement and the Golden Empire Council has issued a response.

More after the jump.

Martin Cizmar, a straight former Eagle Scout, can no longer live with one of his prized positions because it's tainted with the homophobia of the Boy Scouts of America. So, in a symbolic move with large emotional repercussions, Martin returned his Eagle Scout badge to the BSA along with a potent letter urging the organization to evolve. Details follow.

More and more individuals are calling out the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on their bigoted policies.

Former Eagle Scout Naka Nathaniel recently renounced his rank until the BSA ends its ban on gay scouts and LGBT leaders.

Nathaniel says, “I really felt so disappointed that in the past 20 years, since I earned my Eagle Scout rank, that Scouting has turned back on people it should be openly embracing."

Check out his interview MSNBC's Thomas Roberts after the jump!