A Policeman, an engineer and a parade.
Marching in full Police Uniform in the Auckland Pride Parade for the first time in NZ history in 2015, with my husband Brendon.
I started my Police career at 29 in 1998, an unimaginable dream. I was openly gay on my application, i had nothing to hide and was proud of who I was. 6 months later I was at Police college.
I met Brendon 5 years later and we had our civil union in 2007. The opportunity to March in full uniform was too good to pass up, with Brendon by my side. Nothing will compare to how proud I felt that day.
He proudly pointed me out to strangers in the crowd, I heard him yelling "There he is, that's my husband"I will never forget hearing those words.Words I never thought I would ever hear.
The bagpipes combined with the dust caused a few leaky eye moments, combined with the horses and Police dogs. Everything I love, all in one place.
We upgraded to a "real" wedding in 2016 and my 80 year old Father was my best man. My parents were and are our best supporters, cheerleaders, and role models. We had bagpipes at our Civil Union due to my Scottish heritage, and to this day I get all soppy and emotional when i hear them.
Marching in full Police Uniform in the Auckland Pride Parade for the first time in NZ history in 2015, with my husband Brendon.
I started my Police career at 29 in 1998, an unimaginable dream. I was openly gay on my application, i had nothing to hide and was proud of who I was. 6 months later I was at Police college.
I met Brendon 5 years later and we had our civil union in 2007. The opportunity to March in full uniform was too good to pass up, with Brendon by my side. Nothing will compare to how proud I felt that day.
He proudly pointed me out to strangers in the crowd, I heard him yelling "There he is, that's my husband"I will never forget hearing those words.Words I never thought I would ever hear.
The bagpipes combined with the dust caused a few leaky eye moments, combined with the horses and Police dogs. Everything I love, all in one place.
We upgraded to a "real" wedding in 2016 and my 80 year old Father was my best man. My parents were and are our best supporters, cheerleaders, and role models. We had bagpipes at our Civil Union due to my Scottish heritage, and to this day I get all soppy and emotional when i hear them.
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A Policeman, an engineer and a parade.
