Ben + Matthew’s Wedding Registry
Ben and I will be getting married in a few weeks and set up our Wedding Registry at MyRegistry.com. With our upcoming move to Okinawa, we don’t have much need for many things. We are, however,...
View ArticleI’m Getting Married in the Morning (actually the afternoon)
If you haven’t found it already, be sure to check out our wedding blog at benandmatthew.com. You can watch the ceremony online at Livestream. Please also consider donating to our Okinawa Fund to help...
View ArticleToday is the big day!
Today is the day! All the news of our wedding will be at our blog, benandmatthew.com
View ArticleArticle in OutServe Magazine
I wrote an article for the most current issue of OutServe Magazine entitled “Service to Country, Service to Family”. There’s an excerpt below, but you can read the entire article here. As members of...
View ArticleHow Can Southern Baptist Military Chaplains Continue to Serve ‘God and Country’?
I’m so tired of hearing about anti-gay “conscience protections”. There was a time that the military provided safe-haven for racists who based their bigotry on deeply held personal and religious...
View ArticleWhy I’m Alone in Japan
I’ve been posting on Facebook and Twitter lately about how many days it’s been since my husband, Ben, had to leave Japan despite having moved here with me in August when I was stationed here with the...
View ArticleWhy I’m Alone in Japan, Part 2
Our first USMC Birthday Ball together, 2012. My previous post included all the information I had to date on how I ended up on a permanent assignment without my husband Ben. I know that it is being used...
View ArticleWearing my Pride
It’s not that I dress up to go to the gym–I’m really only there to work out. But I’m also well aware of the fact that people who are just at the gym to work out also look around at their fellow...
View ArticleMy thoughts for National Coming Out Day, 11 October 2013
Today, on National Coming Out day, I thought I would share my thoughts and a bit of my own story. I came out to my friends and family in the summer of 1995, over 18 years ago, just after graduating...
View ArticleMilitary Acceptance Project
If you’re an LGBT service member on Active Duty (and 18 or older), please consider participating in this study. You could even receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card (if you participate off-duty). Please check...
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