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And now for something completely different: First kiss

U.S. Navy’s first same-sex traditional “first kiss” Everything about this picture gives me the warm fuzzies. Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out, DADT. (Article via Reddit) A Navy tradition caught up with the repeal of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule on Wednesday when two women sailors became the first to share the coveted “first kiss” on the pier after one of them returned from 80 days at sea…. Navy officials said it was the first time on record that a same-sex couple was chosen to kiss first upon a ship’s return. Sailors...

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Could the end of DADT mean the end of DOMA?

Today at 12:01 a.m., the military policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which prevented gays and lesbians from serving openly in the United States Armed Forces, ended in its entirety. As of today, the estimated 66,000 gays and lesbians serving in America’s military may now, if they so choose, be open about their sexual orientation, be seen in public with their partners, and (in states where it is legal) get married without fear of losing their jobs. All current investigations into “homosexual conduct” have been ended. Ninety-seven percent of personnel have received whatever training it was that the military deemed...