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It has been a whirlwind week for Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell. Early last week the news broke that Boy Scouts of America forcibly removed her as den leader of her son’s pack strictly because she is a lesbian. By the end of the week she delivered an emotionally-charged speech a the GLAAD Awards in Los Angeles.
Tyrrell told the star-studded GLAAD audience that her trip to the awards was the first time she’d ever been on a plane but that it was time for her and her family to stand up for what’s right.
“My son and other boys in his pack are becoming leaders, and that has nothing to do with my sexual orientation,” Tyrrell said.
With her partner and children at her side Tyrrell implored the audience to sign the Change.org petition she launched asking the Boy Scouts of America to reconsider its policy against gay youth and leaders.
Watch the speech below:
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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
