Rich Merritt

Code Of Conduct


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      Outstanding praise for Rich Merritt and SECRETS OF A GAY MARINE PORN STAR

      “Merritt’s sincerity and his willingness to scrutinize himself on the pages wins out in the end.”

      —Just Out (Portland, Oregon)

      “Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star covers a spectacularly diverse life.”

      —XY magazine (San Diego, California)

      “An engaging, intriguing read.”

      —Gay People’s Chronicle (Cleveland, Ohio)

      “An engagingly enthusiastic memoir…Merritt clearly cherished his military service and his memoir makes a strong case that gays ought to be able to serve honorably and openly.”

      —Bookmarks/Q Syndicate

      “In a society where honesty is not always the best policy and information can lead to power, what is one to do when his suspect past comes back to haunt him? Rich Merritt brilliantly tackles this subject in his insightful memoir. Merritt’s voice is as stalwart as his military demeanor; his story, as gripping as any bestselling fiction novel. Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star establishes an edge to the memoir genre.”

      —X Factor Magazine

      “Well worth a read.”

      —HX Magazine

      “Rich Merritt writes an honest, inspiring, sexy, funny, and courageous story. It is filled with insights into military life and the workings of the media, but what truly resonates is the account of one man’s journey to self-acceptance and the welcoming, joyous embrace of gay culture.”

      —William J. Mann, author of All American Boy

      More praise for Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star!

      “Inspiring, thought-provoking, and brutally honest, Rich Merritt’s story is much more than that of a Marine who found himself at the center of a political firestorm. It is the story of a young man’s coming of age, of the hypocrisy of the gay media and political organizations, and, ultimately, of what it means to come to terms with who you are while being pulled in multiple directions.”

      —Michael Thomas Ford, author of Changing Tides

      “This is a timely and powerful memoir, an eye-opening survey of wildly incompatible worlds including Bob Jones University, the gay Marine underground, the porn industry, and the circuit party ghetto. At a moment when our country has fallen prey to the lure of various fundamentalisms, this book issues a compelling indictment of what its author calls ‘the internal tyranny of fundamentalist dogma.’ Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star spellbindingly charts a young man’s perilous journey from the iron-clad, killing certainties of his upbringing to adulthood’s hard-won self-acceptance and compassion. Rich Merritt writes incisively and, indeed, often quite sexily about a life of closets, confusion and, finally, the great courage of his convictions.”

      —Paul Russell, author of War Against the Animals and The Coming Storm

      CODE OF CONDUCT

      RICH MERRITT

      

KENSINGTON BOOKS http://www.kensingtonbooks.com

      In honor of

       all who have served in the armed forces

       of the United States of America,

       including the lesbians and gay men.

       You know who you are—

       so should everyone else.

      We shall be remembered

       We few

       We happy few

       We band of brothers.

       For he today that sheds his blood with me

       Shall be my brother.

      —William Shakespeare,

       Henry V (paraphrased)

      Contents

      Prologue

      Part One: Winter Winds

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Chapter 23

      Chapter 24

      Chapter 25

      Chapter 26

      Chapter 27

      Chapter 28

      Chapter 29

      Chapter 30

      Part Two: May Gray

      Chapter 31

      Chapter 32

      Chapter 33

      Chapter 34

      Chapter 35

      Chapter 36

      Chapter 37

      Chapter 38

      Chapter 39

      Chapter 40

      Chapter 41

      Chapter 42

      Chapter 43

      Chapter 44

      Chapter 45

      Epilogue

      Afterword and Acknowledgments

      Prologue

      Clinton Reaffirms Campaign Promise To End Military’s Ban on Gays

      By Kathryn Angel, Washington Herald

      LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, November 12, 1992—In his first major policy address to the nation since his election last week, President-elect Bill Clinton today reiterated his campaign promise to issue an executive order overturning Department of Defense Directive 1332.14, which bans homosexuals from the military. Directive 1332.14 states:

      Homosexuality is incompatible with military service. The presence in the military environment of persons who engage in homosexual conduct or who, by their statements, demonstrate a propensity to engage in homosexual conduct, seriously impairs the accomplishment of the military mission. The presence of such members adversely affects the ability of the armed forces to maintain discipline, good order, and morale; to foster mutual trust and confidence among service members; to ensure the integrity of the system of rank and command; to facilitate assignment and worldwide deployment of service members who frequently must live and work in close conditions affording minimal privacy; to recruit and retain members of the armed forces; to maintain the public acceptability of military service; and to prevent breaches of security.

      Governor Clinton delivered a Veterans Day speech today and afterwards told reporters he has no intention of backing away from his controversial pledge to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.