The Boy Scouts' decision to basically not make a decision wasn't met with cheers by high profile members of the LGBT community (and its allies). 

GLAAD, ousted lesbian Scout leader Jennifer Tyrrell, and Scouts for Equality founder Zach Wahls react after the jump.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have no intention of backing down on their discriminatory anti-gay policies.

The Associated Press breaks the news that  “After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics.”

More after the jump.

We reported on Tuesday about Jennifer Tyrrell's newest campaign aimed at ending the Boy Scouts' ban on LGBT Americans by focusing on the CEO's of AT&T and Ernst & Young who moonlight as board members for the organization. Well, within hours of announcing the GLAAD-backed campaign, at least one CEO and Boy Scouts board member has responded positively.

Jennifer Tyrrell, the former Boy Scouts den leader who was ousted for being gay, has launched a new campaign calling on the CEOs of AT&T and Ernst & Young—two extremely LGBT-friendly compaines—to end the organization's discrimination against gay people. 

Ousted lesbian Boy Scout leader and mom, Jennifer Tyrrell is receiving support from all over the Twitterverse in the midst of a Mother’s Day campaign launched by GLAAD and Change.org.

Details after the jump!

A Board Member of the Ohio River Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America has resigned in protest of the organization's anti-gay firing of lesbian den leader Jen Tyrrell. Details follow. 

The Boy Scouts of America has unfurled a middle finger in the direction of Jennifer Tyrrell—the mother and den leader the group fired for being lesbian—after GLAAD suggested the organization meet with its ousted member. 

With her Change.org petition gaining steam (and celebrity signatures: Josh Hutcherson signed it over the weekend), ousted Boy Scouts den leader Jennifer Tyrell gave one of the most moving speeches of the day at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards. Video and an excerpt from her appearance, after the jump!

Jennifer Tyrrell, a Boy Scouts den leader who was removed from the notoriously homophobic organization for being gay, has launched a petition to get reinstated (and to call out the group's vehement anti-gay practices). Details follow.