DADT (1999 – 2010)
Welcome to one Private’s unprivate personal hell Let’s drink a toast in honour of Benny Shot through the heart by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” A spiteful, misbegotten fear cloaked in a pious shell Let’s...
View ArticleMy Friends… For Life
While I was in the United States Marine Corps, I made a lot of friends. I counted myself blessed beyond words for their friendship, their love and support, and their understanding and guidance. What I...
View ArticleSmall Town Country Boy
I grew up in a small town where being gay was unheard of. It was a low demographic, high military entrance. You either graduated and went into the military, or worked at a factory. No in between. I...
View ArticleMy Best Friend
So tall, as a Marine he is ready to take it all on, with soft eyes of blue he’ll look at you as if he has always known you, a smile so bright we’ll laugh and talk all night, and a gentle heart full of...
View ArticleMy Life is Normal to Me…
Hello there, I will keep this short and sweet. I am 24 years old, I will be 25 in August and I am in the US Navy. I knew the rules when I enlisted, so some might say “what does she have to complain...
View ArticleI Give a Damn
My name is Sergio, and I am a Mexican-American, 16 year old from California. Having grown up in a not-so-great neighborhood, and my family being middle-class, my whole life I have had to work my butt...
View ArticleTHE AP: “REPEAL OF THE GAY BAN WELCOMED BY CIVILIAN PARTNERS”
The following is an excerpt from a story by The Associated Press: “After 19 years hiding her relationship with an active-duty Army captain, Cathy Cooper is getting ready to exhale. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleTHE AP: “NAVY CLEARS GAY WWII VET’S RECORD”
The following is an excerpt from a story by The Associated Press: “Nearly 70 years after expelling Melvin Dwork for being gay, the Navy is changing his discharge from ‘undesirable’ to ‘honorable’ —...
View Article“DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” OFFICIALLY ENDS!
The following is an excerpt from a story by ABC News / The Associated Press: “After years of debate and months of final preparations, the military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its...
View ArticleUPDATE ON THE VIDEO OF SOLDIER WHO CAME OUT TO FATHER YESTERDAY
Here is an update on the powerful video we posted yesterday of the soldier – Randy Phillips – who came out to his father on the day the ban on gays in the military came to an end. ABC News tells his...
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