Boy Scouts: We’re keeping policy banning gays

Boy Scouts: We’re keeping policy banning gays

As a mother of a 3 year old boy, who I'd hoped would follow in a long line of footsteps and join the Boy Scouts, I am saddened by the antiquated school of thought that is making it so that Mom, who happens to by gay can't participate in her son's troop. 

Nevermind that she is obviously a GREAT mom for devoting time and energy to the betterment of her son's extracurricular life and social and personal development.  Nevermind that it's not the boy's fault he doesn't have a "Dad"...he has two Moms, and probably still has better parents than many kids who have a Male and Female parent.  I know many men and women who should be a leader to one child, let alone 15...yet, they'd be ushered in since they aren't gay/lesbian.

What are we trying to teach our young boys?  To exclude others if we find they are different from us? 
What message are we trying to send??  I certainly don't want MY son to feel:
A) he's different/unwanted/not good enough if he's gay
B) that somone else is unworthy of being a friend and/or leader if they are gay

THIS IS BULLYING.  Why don't people GET this, STILL???  This is 2012--it should be a plain-as-day no-brainer that we should be teaching these boys acceptance and tolerance, not bullying and exclusion and judgement.

I hate to say it, but Aden may not be doing BSA if this policy holds...and that would be a big disappointment to his Dada and to Aden, who are both looking forward to Pinewood Derby someday.  :(