INTRO:  In the Air Force my name is Staff Sergeant Gosnell.  Outside the gate, people usually call me by my first name; Mark because its whats on my drivers license or on a computer screen with thousands of other names.  Friends and family call me Anthony.  Throughout my life I have been called many of things.  Whether its by one of my many names and/or titles, or something derogatory such as a faggot, homo, queer.  But the one thing that remains the same is me.  Anthony.  25 years into this world and I can honestly say I have experienced life so much more than most my age; life, death, betrayal, heartbreak, love, hatred, jealousy, wanting, fighting, but most importantly accomplished.

This blog is to help me vent but also explain who I am and how I feel to a different audience.  For most, Facebook, Instagram, tumblr, and twitter is a way to do so but its mainly to people they know and people that find them attractive.

For me, this is a new beginning. Being openly gay and serving in the United States Air Force.  The challenges that I face as an individual, the success that I have obtained and the life that I choose to live....

This is me... then, now, and forever....