Mark McIntosh:  

Life As most of you have heard BY NOW, I am gay and out and "married" to a man. "Married" being a loving, life-time, committed relationship (since 1990). I know that all sounds shocking, but the most shocking part of all is that I AM THE VERY SAME PERSON YOU KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL. But, I AM MORE HONEST with myself and others. I no longer have to lie about or deny my attraction to men. Workplace After my bout as a professional student at Clemson for 6 YEARS... I returned to my hometown of Loris, and began searching in Myrtle Beach for any opportunities in Computer Science - only to find there were absolutely NONE (at that time). I finally decided to just do something temporary, and so looked to the Hotel/Motel industry for which there was an abundance of jobs in Myrtle Beach. I started at a small motel named the Fountainbleau Inn just a block or so from the Pavilion Amusement Park, and gained some great general experience in the hospitality field, as well as used my computer skills to help automate some of the hotels day-to-day tasks. After only one summer and fall I moved on to a larger opportunity at the Palace Resort at 16th Ave S in Myrtle Beach. There I started in reservations, quickly moved up to Front Desk (PM-Check/Outs, then AM-Check/Ins), then Overnight Auditing; Desk Clerk, and then Front Office Manager. The two years were ...Expand for more