# James Dale

> Civil rights activist, speaker, and writer. Plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000). This site collects his writing, speaking, press coverage, and contact information.

James Dale is an American LGBTQ+ rights activist best known for Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the 2000 Supreme Court case that addressed the limits of private association and anti-discrimination law. He writes and speaks on civil rights, institutional exclusion, identity, and the long arc of legal and political change.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of James Dale's work, recent writing, and press.
- [About](/about): Biography, expulsion from the Boy Scouts, and the legal fight that followed.
- [Speaking](/speaking): Speaking topics, past venues, and booking information.
- [Writing](/writing): Selected essays in Time, The New York Times, Washington Post, and elsewhere, plus a link to his Substack.
- [Press](/press): Media coverage, podcast appearances, books, and scholarship referencing the Dale case.
- [Contact](/contact): How to reach James for speaking, media, or collaborations.

## Optional

- [Links](/links): Hub of external links — Substack, social profiles, and Lambda Legal.