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Female sailors share US Navy's coveted first same-sex kiss
A NAVY tradition caught up with the repeal of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" rule yesterday 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.Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta descended from the USS Oak Hill amphibious landing ship and shared a quick kiss in the rain with her partner, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell. Petty Officer Gaeta, 23, wore her Navy dress uniform while Petty Officer Snell, 22, wore a black leather jacket, scarf and blue jeans. The crowd screamed and waved flags around them. "It's something new, that's for sure," Petty Officer Gaeta told reporters after the kiss. "It's nice to be able to be myself. It's been a long time coming." Posted by: tipper 2011-12-22 |
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