February 8, 2013

West Point Story

By Joe

A beautiful photo of a West Point cadet escorting his boyfriend to a winter formal is making the blogosphere rounds.

The photo appears on the Facebook page of Knights Out, the West Point alumni support group for LGBT soldiers. The men in the photo were not named by the site.

“This, ladies and gentleman, is progress at an Academy in which we can be proud,” the caption reads. “A member of the Academy’s Spectrum group and his boyfriend at Yearling Winter Weekend last weekend.”

As Towleroad points out, Yearlings are technically sophomores.

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About Joe

I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe

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6 responses to “West Point Story”

• Writer
  February 8th, 2013 at 8:42 am

  I love these photos, and I keep coming back to them. Specifically the first in the set. For some reason I've been focused on wrists a lot lately – and the young man in the tux, his wrists…well, for the lack of anything original to say…his wrists just do it for me. 🙂

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• Bob
  February 8th, 2013 at 8:54 am

  I love this story.I love that the times are a'changing.

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• silvereagle
  February 8th, 2013 at 10:05 am

  Two handsome men, both smiling, both in love, and both open in their relationship. A fabulous set of photos!!! And a wonderful post!!!

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• Jay M.
  February 8th, 2013 at 8:38 pm

  I am stunned that the Army has come so far so fast!!! If only the Boy Scouts could catch up!Peace <3Jay

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• David Jeffreys
  February 9th, 2013 at 5:26 pm

  You know, I owned that place once! Well, truth be told, it was my 2 great grandfather, Stephen Moore, than owned West Point.http://stephenmoore-mounttirzah.blogspot.com/

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• Will
  February 11th, 2013 at 7:20 am

  These pictures are beautiful and deeply moving. How many men of my age never dreamed of seeing anything like this in our lifetimes!

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