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■ 28 December 2011 | 5:00 AM

Breakthrough on the pier

RE 'FEMALE SAILORS share historic first homecoming kiss,' front page, Dec. 22: As a Navy veteran who served under 'Don't ask, don't tell,' I was thrilled to see the photo of the two female sailors kissing on the front page.

While serving, I was friends with co-workers who were homosexual and had to watch as they hid who they were while serving their country with honor. I was able to share my first kiss publicly when coming home from a six-month deployment, knowing that my homosexual friends had to wait until they were someplace private.

This kiss was a long time coming, and I feel that this is no different from any other couple sharing a first kiss upon homecoming. Love is love, no matter who the couple is.

Gays and lesbians have every right to the same rights as straight people, including loving one another without fear of reprisal or ridicule (and yes, kissing on the pier like any other couple).

Robyn Roche-Paull

Virginia Beach

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