When Greg’s best friend joined the Marines, Greg thought he was signing up for "summer camp." Instead, he found himself at Parris Island—underweight, out of shape, and keeping a secret that was illegal in the military at the time: he was gay.
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As fate would have it, the "Few and the Proud" turned out to be a bunch of oddballs and eccentrics—and a brotherhood was born. The Pink Marine takes a hard—and humorous—look at masculinity and what it really means to belong when you are different from everyone else around you.
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Join us on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:30PM (EDT) for a conversation with the author about identity, service, and what it means to find belonging in unexpected places.
Presented by the Center for Military-Affiliated Students, and Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute.
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