though scouting taught us plenty about public service and volunteering our time it fails today to recognize true leaders like my brother it frowns upon those young men who want to engage peers of other faiths cultures and identities how the boy scouts banned brotherhood and the buddy system on june 27 2012 my husband and i learned our engagement photo had been hijacked by the public advocate of the united states and turned into an antigay attack ad targeting the lgbt community and state senator jean white in colorado it gets better but better is no longer good enough