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News & ArtsWednesday, December 21, 2011
LGBTQITSLFA The DADT Repeal Just Got Its Iconic Image
Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:44 PM
We mentioned it earlier today on Slog—a lesbian sailor won a traditional ship-wide raffle to be the first sailor to disembark and kiss a loved one after 80 days at sea—but here's the photo. That is so damn sweet!
UPDATE: And here's the video...
Wow—just wow. I love me some smart, articulate, photogenic lesbian sailors!
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It was, yesterday, and thank you Fnarf and Lissa. And, Rob, too (different thread). You all are very sweet!
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So great. Though I definitely share Fran Lebowitz's view, "Why do gay people want to get married and be in the military, which are the two worst things about being straight?” I also share her delight that we're now at least getting freer to do these awful things!
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When I saw that photo earlier today, I thought of the Eisenstaedt photo of the sailor kissing the nurse.
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I hope it's not too late for this photo to make it into those year-end "Images of 2011" packages.
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@17, that is a low bar. A Monty Python sketch captures the values of America better than any Rick Perry TV spot could.
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I think it was meant to be too. Congrats ladies. And happy birthday Kim. Hope you are having an excellent birthday.
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Dan Savage: "Wow—just wow. I love me some smart, articulate, photogenic lesbian sailors!"
You love?
FAP!
You love?
FAP!
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Wow, that is one dashing lesbian soldier.
Dan, I think you're right, there's a big shift underway right now.
Dan, I think you're right, there's a big shift underway right now.
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Seriously- those two are gorgeous girls. They make for an extremely picturesque image.
@23 "dashing" is absolutely perfect to describe that woman. And her girlfriend is also absolutely lovely.
@23 "dashing" is absolutely perfect to describe that woman. And her girlfriend is also absolutely lovely.
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I love that they're so cute!
BTW: Can we quit calling her the 'lesbian sailor' and instead use her name/rank? Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta.
Thanks for your service, Ms. Gaeta.
BTW: Can we quit calling her the 'lesbian sailor' and instead use her name/rank? Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta.
Thanks for your service, Ms. Gaeta.
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Happy birthday, Ms. Kim, often a voice of compassion & caring. :)
Damn, those are some lovely & intelligent sailor ladies. Thanks for serving, Ms. Gaeta & Ms. Snell.
Damn, those are some lovely & intelligent sailor ladies. Thanks for serving, Ms. Gaeta & Ms. Snell.
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I hope I am not the only person who feels my nerd when I notice it is a naval officer named Gaeta in a same-sex relationship. I hope she doesn't lose her leg because of the freakish certainty a(n) (undefined entity) and lead a (seemingly reasonable but actually wrongheaded) mutiny.
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As a member of the army of Jesus General patriotboy.blogspot.com/ I know that not-men can not be gay because they don't have little soldiers to put in each others mouths.
Therefore this does not count!
Therefore this does not count!
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@33, 36 - Ah - Batt Gal nerds. I envy you - I miss all the good shows (and I'm too dumb to remember to set my Tivo-thingy).
And Kim - sorry to be late to this train - Happy Birthday to the Notorious K.I.P! Hope you're in great health and best to all yr loved ones.
And Kim - sorry to be late to this train - Happy Birthday to the Notorious K.I.P! Hope you're in great health and best to all yr loved ones.
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@11 Answer: Because warriors come in a lot of different shapes & sizes. Love, peace & freedom aren't possible without them.
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As a former soldier, I love this image. As a gay man in a committed relationship, I love this image. As an American, I love this image.
As a human being, I love this image.
As a human being, I love this image.
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@41 - I agree with you (as a straight man in a committed relationship). It makes me smile with every possible hat I can wear.
(I do hope that a similarly iconic image of two men can emerge (though I think the older couple (with the Vietnam vet) in the New England cafe (was it VT or NH) could have been one))
(I do hope that a similarly iconic image of two men can emerge (though I think the older couple (with the Vietnam vet) in the New England cafe (was it VT or NH) could have been one))
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How Sweet! :)
And Iconic! :o
And Sanitized! ;)
Danny,
have you heard about the new Kissing Lesbian ride at Disney World?
And Iconic! :o
And Sanitized! ;)
Danny,
have you heard about the new Kissing Lesbian ride at Disney World?
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@41-42, I can see this image being used in the future in a documentary about the evolution of gay rights in America. Indeed it is such a beautiful scene. One wonders which background music/song should go with it.
@33, indeed! But hey -- the name "Gaeta" was wrongly pronounced in the "reimagined" Battelstar Galactica series, not as it should be in Italian. (Let's face it: the reimagined series was no longer about Caprica and the 12 colonies and their survival; it was about the US, Europe, the West... The original series was much more 'exotic.')
@33, indeed! But hey -- the name "Gaeta" was wrongly pronounced in the "reimagined" Battelstar Galactica series, not as it should be in Italian. (Let's face it: the reimagined series was no longer about Caprica and the 12 colonies and their survival; it was about the US, Europe, the West... The original series was much more 'exotic.')
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What a lovely couple.
@45 There was no Italy on the planet Caprica, so it is hard to fault their pronunciation of Gaeta. Reminds me of when I was describing Boomer to someone, as part of my pitch to give the reimagined BSG a chance: "She's a gorgeous Asian. Umm, not that there's an Asia anywhere in the 12 colonies."
@45 There was no Italy on the planet Caprica, so it is hard to fault their pronunciation of Gaeta. Reminds me of when I was describing Boomer to someone, as part of my pitch to give the reimagined BSG a chance: "She's a gorgeous Asian. Umm, not that there's an Asia anywhere in the 12 colonies."
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