SCOUTS TO OPEN DOORS TO GAY MALE YOUTH BUT CONTINUE TO EXCLUDE LGBT ADULTS FROM FULL PARTICIPATION The following statement can be attributed to Troy Stevenson, executive director of Garden State Equality: The Boy Scouts of America have made a positive step in the right direction against bias and bigotry, but they have still not completed their necessary evolution toward full equality and inclusion. And although they have made progress, they remain on the wrong side of history tonight. While ...

RUTGERS SHOULD RELEASE ALL RECORDS IMMEDIATELY GROUP WILL FILE OPRA REQUEST The following statement can be attributed to Troy Stevenson, Executive Director of Garden State Equality: “Garden State Equality will be filing an Open Public Records request to the Rutgers Board of Governors to release all documents and information related to the internal investigation conducted on Coach Rice. We urge the administration to release these records to the media and the public immediately. ...

Garden State Equality Continues Push for Investigation Into Highest Ranks of Rutgers Administration The following statement can be attributed to Troy Stevenson, Executive Director of Garden State Equality: “We believed it necessary and appropriate for Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to step down, in light of the egregious misjudgment shown in handling the men’s basketball abuse scandal. “But whenever a terrible situation like this one occurs, the end-goal must not be a ...