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"\"Call Me Maybe\" singer Carly Rae Jepsen refuses to attend or perform at the  Boy Scouts of America's National Scout Jamboree, citing her opposition to the organization's policies against gay scouts and scout leaders.\nJepsen \u2014 who backed out Tuesday after the band Train did the same on Friday \u2014 provided her reasoning in a series of tweets (see below). \nBoth performers were the subject of an online Change.org petition, which was written by a former Scout leader. He asked them to step down from their Jamboree headlining duties. \nThe petition was updated Tuesday with this new message after Jespen backed out:\nVICTORY: Four days and 62,000 petition signatures after Eagle Scout Derek Nance launched his Change.org campaign, pop superstars Carly Rae Jepsen and Train, who were scheduled to headline the 2013 National Scouting Jamboree this July, publicly denounced the Boy Scouts of America's discriminatory policy banning gay youth and parents.\nJepsen's tweets have garnered many responses from supporters and critics.\n\nAs an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer...\n\u2014 Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) March 5, 2013\n\n\nI always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level ...\n\u2014 Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) March 5, 2013\n\n\nand stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe.\n\u2014 Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) March 5, 2013\n\nBONUS: 'Jeopardy' Round Uses Only 'Call Me Maybe' Lyrics as Categories\n\n\nImage via Jim Dyson/Getty Images\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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