Madonna: End gay discrimination in Boy Scouts

Madonna has called for an end to discrimination in the Boy Scouts.

The 'Girl Gone Wild' singer addressed the crowd at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night in New York City, calling for a "revolution" in the way people treat member of the gay, lesbian and transgender community and suggesting a change of rules of the youth organisation, which doesn't allow gay scouts and leaders.

The singer - who donned a traditional Boy Scouts outfit, complete with a troop leader hat and replicas of Boy Scout badges - was in attendance to give the Vito Russo Award to openly gay CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, and praised him for standing up for the rights of others.

Madonna declared: "When I think about young kids in America who are being bullied and tortured, who are taking their own lives because they feel alone and judged, outcast and misunderstood, I want to sit down and cry a river of tears.

"I don't know about you, but I can't take this s**t anymore. That is why I want to start a revolution. It's 2013 people. We live in America, land of the free and home of the brave? That's a question, not a statement."

The 24th annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Awards are held to recognise various branches of the media and their positive representations of the gay, lesbian and transgender community.