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"Carly Rae Jepsen has joined the group Train in pulling out of July&amp;apos;s Boy Scouts of America Jamboree concert in West Virginia, the &amp;quot;Call Me Maybe&amp;quot; singer announced via Twitter on Tuesday, March 5. Citing the organization&amp;apos;s refusal to allow openly gay or transgender candidates to join, Jepsen explained her decision in a series of tweets.\r\n&amp;quot;As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer,&amp;quot; the 27-year-old Canadian pop star wrote. &amp;quot;I always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level and stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe &amp;quot;Tonight I&amp;apos;m Getting Over You&amp;quot; singer -- who is currently on the road with Justin Bieber -- was subsequently praised by GLAAD&amp;apos;s vice president of communications, Rich Ferraro.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;No fair-minded media outlet, corporation or celebrity will want to partner with the BSA as long as the organization puts discrimination and anti-gay bias before the needs of young people,&amp;quot; Ferraro told Us Weekly in a statement. &amp;quot;GLAAD will continue to call for partners of the BSA to speak out against the anti-gay ban until the BSA puts Scouting first and adopts a national non-discrimination policy. Carly Rae Jepsen and Train&amp;apos;s decisions not only send the right message to the BSA, but remind LGBT young people that they are supported and accepted.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTrain, known for hits like &amp;quot;Drops of Jupiter&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Hey, Soul Sister,&amp;quot; said they would participate in the Jamboree event if the organization changed its policy to be more inclusive.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;When we booked this show for the Boy Scouts of America we were not aware of any policy barring openly gay people from participation within the organization,&amp;quot; band members Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood said in a statement March 4. &amp;quot;Train strongly opposes any kind of policy that questions the equality of any American citizen. We have always seen the BSA as a great and noble organization. We look forward to participating in the Jamboree this summer, as long as they make the right decision before then.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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