James Dale
In 1990, Scouting expelled me for being gay. I was an Eagle Scout. I sued. Supreme Court. They won, then lost in a big way. Writing about all the costs. On Lambda board. New York. Daddy to Cosmo. Partner to David.
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The Man Who Was Watching Closely
Harmony School, Grade 4, 1979. I didn’t know about the bullies or the window yet.
The path started at Harmony Elementary and ran along the edge of the woods, past the sports fields where I kept the bench warm and past Thorne Middle School....
After 30 years, I went to the party.
Welcome to Fire Island Pines. A “Family” Community — in 1958
A few weeks ago, I was on Fire Island, staring out the window at the ocean and the dune and the grass. This is my happy place. I set up my laptop and got on a Zoom call with anot...
What I Cut
The last day I wore a pink triangle. © Marc Geller/The New York Times
The New York Times ran my letter today. About 200 words. Getting there took a few days, and almost all of it I spent editing things away.
Here is what happened. On June...
I Came Out in the Shadow of AIDS.
At the end of August, I’m performing in a one-night benefit reading of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart on Fire Island. I was a theater minor in college, and acting is something I’ve loved for as long as I can remember, but here’s why this r...
Three Sizes Too Small
I wrote about the NYC Pride Parade for Gay City News this week, about what it costs to keep this going. This is what I carry down Fifth Avenue every June. It’s the story underneath that article—the backstory and the deeply personal parts th...
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Expelled by the Boy Scouts in 1990 for being gay, I fought to the Supreme Court. Now, I'm suing the Pentagon to protect Scouting's inclusion of transgender youth and girls. Author, activist, Lambda Legal board member. NYC with David & Cosmo.
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