My son, who was an active Boy Scout, has turned into as fine a young man as a father could hope for. I'm sure if I asked him, he would say he would be proud to be a member of any Scout troop that had an openly gay leader. I would be devastated if he thought otherwise and would feel that I had failed as a dad. What is Scouting supposed to be about anyway, if not love, compassion, caring and tolerance?