It Gets Better: Eagle Scout

i am an

eagle

scout

and an honorary member of the vigil of the order of the arrow in my 15 years of

scout

ing i served in leadership positions as senior patrol leader chairman of the western region chief troop committee and many others in all different levels of the organization i speak because i know many young gay scouts struggle to be a big part of their lives and yet scouting declares that another part of their life is somehow unacceptable to those scouts the way it may seem dark and lonely, wanted to let all scouts know that there is nothing contradictory to being a young gay man and being trustworthy loyal helpful kind kind courteous obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean and even reverent I remember sometimes I had conflicts when I raise my right hand toward the explorer sign and i promise on my honor i would be morally straight that conflict died when i accepted that being morally straight It had much less to do with my sexual orientation than genuinely being a good person to others and following my core values, sadly the Boy Scouts of America still don't allow their gay youth to be open and open; a great outdoor adventure i say do it no one can take away your experiences friends values ​​or skills you learn in scouting once an

eagle

always an eagle gay or straight and yet if the pressure to be gay and scouting seems like too much finding someone to talk to there may be resources in your community and you can visit the project online trevor will one day determine that your need to be open and open with who you really are is greater than your desire to stay scouting it's a hard one and for each of us it happens at a different time in our lives but i wanted you to know that day

gets

better

most of my scout friends didn't care when i went out in fact they were mostly bummed that i no longer I could participate in the program, that was his main concern and I still apply the values ​​and skills of scouting in my daily life, in fact, it was that promise that I made for p first time a long time ago helping other people at all times what guided me To make this video one more time, I promise on my honor as a scout that it will improve.

The only people that will get worse the day you get out are the boy scouts of america because they will lose another talented and dedicated leader. I hope you found it. this message is helpful and that for those of you struggling to be gay and exploring the journey forward seems a lot less treacherous until our paths cross yours once again in exploration ross armstrong