{"id":63742,"date":"2021-06-30T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/30\/the-spouse-angle-podcast-up-this-week-how-the-military-has-been-a-welcoming-community-for-this-gay-military-spouse\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:34:19","slug":"the-spouse-angle-podcast-up-this-week-how-the-military-has-been-a-welcoming-community-for-this-gay-military-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/06\/30\/the-spouse-angle-podcast-up-this-week-how-the-military-has-been-a-welcoming-community-for-this-gay-military-spouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spouse Angle Podcast \u2013 Up this week: How the Military Has Been a \u2018Welcoming Community\u2019 for This Gay Military Spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-same-sex-spouses-perspective-on-military-life\/id1484913342?i=1000527344643&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;theme=auto\" height=\"175px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>This week: <\/b>In 2018 Brian Alvarado was the first same-sex military spouse to receive the Navy Spouse of the Year Award. 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