PBS Urged Not to Air Anti-Boy Scouts Film
Culture and Family Institute Outs Biased Documentary

REVIEW: PBS's Scout's Honor Dishonors the Scouts and Journalistic Integrity
By Peter LaBarbera

SUPPORT THE BROADCAST OF SCOUT'S HONOR
Summer, 2001
(Courtesy of GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)

Two anti-gay organizations -- Concerned Women for America (CWFA) and the American Family Association (AFA) -- have organized a campaign to discredit the acclaimed documentary "Scout's Honor" which aired on PBS' "P.O.V." program, Tuesday, June 19. "Scout's Honor" documents efforts to change the Boy Scouts of America policy banning gay scouts and scout leaders. The film won the Audience Award for best documentary and the Freedom of Expression Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

AFA and CWFA have sent action alerts to their membership lists calling on members to contact their local PBS station and complain about the broadcast.

TAKE ACTION NOW!

1) Contact your local PBS station today and thank them for airing "Scout's Honor." A list of major-market PBS affiliates follows at the end of this alert. If your station is not listed, PBS where you can use your ZIP Code to locate your affiliate and its contact information.

2) Send a copy of your e-mail to PBS and "P.O.V." They also need to hear that you value programs like "Scout's Honor."