Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

The Philadelphia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America is locked in a legal battle with the city over the group's refusal to enroll gays. Philadelphia gave the Scouts an ultimatum to quit their historic city-owned headquarters—or pay a new fair-market annual rent of $200,000. The Scouts have responded with a federal civil rights lawsuit and are digging in for a long battle, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"The city has imposed an unconstitutional condition upon a benefit enjoyed for nearly eight decades, and that many other organizations that limit members continue to enjoy without punishment or the threat of punishment," the lawsuit states.