McCabe believes that defining people by their sexuality is damaging in the extreme. A photo posted by Russ Marine russmarine on Oct 17, at 1: We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.
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My details. My newsletters. Upgrade to Premium. Home News Sport Business. Lifestyle Men. Telegraph Lifestyle Men The Filter. I am glad that there are people like you who are doing more than just donating money though that is important. Looking forward to part two. You are inspirational. This is a great link from Get Up! Australia that promotes gay marriage: America definitely needs something similar! It is indeed a very nice blog, thank you very much.
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It opens my mind. Brilliant blog and I really admire your desire to stand up for who you are. The most poignant piece for me is the story of a senior officer talking about his wife and then gay and lesbian military not being able to share stories of their lives and loves. How can carrying around a pretence make you and your colleagues better at doing your job. It is asking someone to deny part of their identity.
Hope it all goes well from here on in and it feels like you are resourceful enough to get there anyway…. Thank you for taking the time to post this and thank you for your service. I hope as a Soldier who happens to be gay, that I will be able to touch life of someone like you have done today. Thank you so much for your bravery. A friend of mine recently attended a military ball with his partner who is in the military. Looking at the pictures and hearing that everything went well brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. Reading your post I felt the same thing again.
I am so very very glad that DADT is over.
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What does it matter? But I never could fathom the whys behind them all. Probably a good thing too. That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you and congratulations. That was truely inspirational thank you for doing your job and protecting others. The fight for Gay rights is still going on in more ways than you think. Shocking information about places you may think is safe is safe for the LGBT community but in reality is overtly not… tiredculture.
Way to go, Mat! Bob and I look forward to seeing you over the holidays, neighbor. Will you be home? As a former active duty Marine who used some of the language and derisive words used by your drill instructors to describe gays, I am sorry. Keep fighting and striving hard charger. Semper Fidelis, and Happy Birthday Marine.
As a 19 year old, I was in a hospital during summner vacation. I watched the news as the Stonewall erupted into riots. It would take until the next summer to finally come out. That was a lifetime ago, and it has taken that long to get this far.
Thank you for your story Matthew, it is heartwarming and courageous. I believfe that the more people interact with us, the more that they will understand that we are people as well. Yes, we have effeminate people, so do the straights. Once they realize that we are not trying to recruit anyone or try to get into someones pants, I think and pray that we will be able to live normal lives.
I am grateful for the young people today, who have shown class, like yourself. Matthew, thank you for sharing your story. I am not a member of the military but I do support the troops who put their lives on the line for us every single day. Not for the education but for the pride especially with marines who I know plenty of them and love all of them who are my friends.
You, soldier have rights. The mere fact that some of our citizens mostly dumbass Republican pedophiles who deny any sexuality including their own warped freakish ones will allow men and women to fight for America and die for it but not come out and be who they are; these same F! I cannot imagine what you and others before you have had to endure because of your sexuality. I find it appalling and disgusting and I personally want to strangle each and every single hypocrite among them.
I applaud your taking the first step and asking him out. I am proud that you are a part of my community which is the community of the world and not just gay people. I stand in solitary with you as a human being. We have rights damn it and we are not going to be pushed around any more!
On Marines, equality, and my date to the Marine Corps Birthday Ball (Part 1)
Semper-Fi Marine! I am straight, a husband, and father of three wonderful children but have the utmost respect for people who are who they are and are not afraid to be happy, even though their lifestyle might go against the grain of society. I hope the way gays were treated by the military in the 20th century will one day be seen as one of the great mistakes made by our govt. How many gay spies have their been? I think the CIA is still doing quite well. THey even have gay pride days. I was in the Corps from , when a gay or Lesbian Marine simply dare not come out.
Your willingness to risk it all defines and redefines leatherneck courage. I would have readily served in your command. Exactly what a Marine should be…, proud, independent, truthful, fearless, standing up for what is right. You have done what many could not, and have opened doors for a new generation of men and women who will serve their country and protect us — no matter who they love.
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I remember being in Corps back in and as a gay woman having to discharge those Marines suspected of being gay. They were taken from the brig and brought to my office and having to process their seperation the same day, this was a process that normally took weeks to do, I had to do it in a day.
Thank God things have changed. How did I miss this earlier….. What can I say, I take comfort in knowing Marines are always there fighting for whats right! Could you tell us about your family life?
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I think that would be of interest to all your readers. Please include what kind of relationship to your parents, where are they now, and relationship to other family members outside of the immediate family, tell us about those too. Your story gives limited insight into all about you and this would be good. Reblogged this on Musings from the Den.
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Thank you so much for the encouragement to others and the strength you have shown. I wish nothing but good things for you! Your service to your country makes you a hero and and you deserve to have a good life, career and family. Family means something different to everyone and our military needs to respect that. Thank you.
You are serving our country twice over: May you and your partner enjoy the Christmas holiday together.