The Pink Marine

From TV food personality and screenwriter Greg Cope White comes a witty and touching memoir of his trials as a gay teen in the bizarre world of the United States Marine Corps. 

"TV comedy writer White's inspiring, coming-of-age memoir. " Kirkus Reviews

When Greg Cope White's best friend tells him he's spending his summer in Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, all Greg hears is 'summer' and 'camp'. Despite dire warnings from his friend, Greg vows to join him in recruit training.

He's eighteen, underweight, he's never run a mile-and he's gay. Can a 112-pound Texan with zero self confidence transform into one of the few, the proud, the Marines? Will Greg even survive?

Advanced Praise for The Pink Marine

"A great story beautifully told-surprising, funny, courageous and inspiring." David Hyde Pierce

"Greg is as inspirational as he is hilarious--I love this book!" Margaret Cho, Comedienne (Dr. Ken, Drop Dead Diva)

"Marine Corps boot camp was the toughest thing I ever did. I had to cope with being skinny, weak, and timid in a place that demanded strength, confidence, and fearlessness. But I didn't have to cope with being gay or having to hide who I actually was... The Pink Marine is a wonderful book and I'm proud to be Greg Cope White's fellow jarhead." Jim Beaver, Actor/U.S. Marine (Justified, Deadwood)

"For five years, on a television show called Covert Affairs, I had the privilege of pretending to be a member of the U.S. military. For six years, in the United States Marines, my friend Greg pretended to be straight. He wins. The Pink Marine will inspire you, make you laugh, and remind you of what's important in this life."  Christopher Gorham, Actor (Covert Affairs, Popular, Ugly Betty)

"If you're searching for the next great memoir, it's arrived. Greg Cope White's The Pink Marine is both funny and relentlessly honest. If we have any reason to celebrate the imposed silence of President Clinton's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, The Pink Marine is it. If Greg had talked back then, we wouldn't have this book now. The Marines got a great soldier out of it. And we civilians got a great author." Peter MacNichol, Actor (Numb3rs, Ally McBeal)