Rise of the Queers: USMC DADT Message

I'd never thought I'd see the day that the US Marine Corp make a video on lifting the DADT policy.  I'm currently re-reading a book that examines the gay men & masculinity of the Marine Corp in The Masculine Marine: Homoeroticism in the U.S. Marine Corp by Steven Zeeland. Although it was written over 10 years ago, it's very amazing to read  the perspectives of the interviewees & how it compares to our time now.  I remember in the book one of the interviewees states that the Marine Corp will probably be the last to lift the DADT policy & accept gays but who would believe that in our day & age of 2011 that the Marine Corp who be the 1st service to usher implementation in lifting the ban & promoting acceptance for gays with THIS video. AWESOME!!!!!  OMG I'm sooo going into the Marine Corp. I mean how can I not join into the military at a time like this.  That's when it gets lifted that is.  After it is, there will be no fear to hide for being who we are. But there's still work to be done in this country/military for equality of the LGBT community like Non-Discrimination Act, Marriage Act, etc. But imagine after, there will be, for the 1st time in our military history, a new generation of queer men & women to serve openly, support groups for us, & to meet together openly. I definitely what to be a part of that.  Plus also imagine at the all the hot sex too.  Who could resist that!

Sorry, it's been awhile since I blogged, I've been acting sick there past couple of days, like recovering from a bad case of GERD. It's been a roller-coaster of hospital visits, heartburn, & paranoia. It's a first time experience for me, so I'm definitely still trying to make sense of this condition & reflection on myself & the feeling the possibility of the O (Death).  But it was just a feeling.  More of the unknown.  But I've never felt that sense of desperation as I've done these past couple of days.  My sick days gave me the realization that death can be a every corner, that health is a precise gift, & everyday is not to be taken for granted. Life is beautiful, short, & sweet.

All the more for me to train to get fitter, stronger, & prepare for the service when the DADT policy is officially lifted.  My main goal so far is to gain weight/muscle mass. I'm sure every gay man has some personal issues with there weight or trying to live up to the sexy image of muscles & masculinity. So I'm on my journey to gain some muscle, mainly to get stronger, not really to get sexier, but to survive what's to come.  But if I start getting attractive, so be it, all the more.  I feel like every gay man pressured to live up this imaginary sexy image, but I've come to understand that you must make up your own image of you that's harder to conceptualize into reality.  Plus it's ok to be not be typical or adored or to be single.  I realized I don't need that. I just need to know me. I'm evolving for sure.  And you know what, America is evolving too in accepting us.  The LGBT community is evolving too.  I truly believe the day when the word "gay" becomes obsolete is the day when who we love, regardless of gender, will be of no difference & of no discrimination to anyone.  Where it will be normal for little Jimmy to take Billy to the prom without making the national news or resistance. I hope I live to see that day.  That will be beautiful.  Tomorrow's a new dawn. Stay tuned for more of your little CookieMonster...