This is really vividly told, and I enjoyed it very much. I enjoyed the bit about the Marine Corps, being I gay former Marine.

By the way, I help run Prism & Pen, a publication on Medium dedicated to LGBTQ storytelling. While we do not solicit work that has already been published, this is exactly the kind of story we’re looking for, and if you want to publish more on Medium, we’d be delighted to help you find a larger readership.

Thanks for a great read this morning!