in good news: i received a letter from my dad, which says he wants to meet my girl and as long as I'm happy, he's happy. so we're gonna make that happen for my/his birthday.

he also asked that i consider moving back to NC because according to him, if i get sick, i have no one to take care of me. fwtallgirl read the letter and gave me a hug while saying " ( Read more... )

at the VA, standing in line for the lab ( Read more... )

i'm not so in love with the concept of people saying "come out, come out, where ever you are." maybe it's because i was outed by me generally being me. or by my appearance. or who i chose to pal around with. sometimes, i don't feel i like i got a choice in being out and about. everyone knew but me any fucking way, ya know ( Read more... )

i think i might owe the world an apology.

not the entire world, ya know, but my worldyou see, i didn't know this would happen, but it did ( Read more... )

so i guess it's national coming out day or something. i thought i had something witty and profound to say, but i don't because i'm tired from having to be up at the ass crack of dawn to be at my psych evaluation for my potential job. so... i regretfully inform you that i have nothing brilliant to say about my coming out story. besides, i'm ( Read more... )

i said this in response to a friend saying he had a moral objection to homosexuals serving openly in the united states armed forces:

I don't think it's about popular vs. unpopular or right and wrong. Some people break out the whole argument that "it's the same excuses used to keep segregrated units in and women out." I'm not one of those people. ( Read more... )

so here i am, sick as hell, and watching some stand up on the logo channel... when some commercial for (inter)national drag history month comes on ( Read more... )

so... i think there's something i need to say, and i don't know how to say it so i'm just gonna throw it out there and see what happens ( Read more... )

it happens all the fucking time. people see the 3ID and the OIF vet stickers on the back of my truck and all of a sudden, middle aged men (and women) are calling me sweetheart and dear. then they have the nerve to say things like, "oh, taking care of the husband's truck while he's off in iraq?" or "i'll pray that your husband comes home safe!" or " ( Read more... )

no, this will not be an angry or ranty post... just merely a documentation of my experiences as a homosexual servicemember.

honestly?

between you, me, and the great eljay world?

it really wasn't that bad.

of course, this could have something to do with my MOS (military occupational speciality) and my CMF (career management field)--as stilllove has ( Read more... )