Waitin' for the Weekend

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ESPN Airs Pro Bowler Kissing His Husband

My stars, will wonders never cease?  Here's the finale of the 2012 PBA Chameleon Championship in Las Vegas, filmed in November but broadcast last Sunday.



The 30-year-old Scott Norton, whose day job is being an attorney, came out after his championship win in May 2011, and got hitched to his partner, Craig Woodward, in October of that year.  Outsports.com reports:

In what might be a first, ESPN this weekend showed an openly gay male pro athlete kissing his husband and they did not shy away from describing the relationship. . . . Scott Norton won the event over Jason Belmonte and afterward broke down and cried in memory of a friend who had died. He was then shown kissing his husband, Craig Woodward, as they exchanged affectionate words (video below). During the telecast, ESPN’s announcers referred to Woodward as Norton’s husband or spouse.

Another Navy Homecoming

Sailor Jonathan Jewell, at right, greets his boyfriend, Sean Sutton, with a kiss after returning home from a 7-month deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard the U.S.S. John C. Stennis.  I'm lovin' these out-and-open homecoming kisses, aren't you, guys?

Lesbian Couple Share Navy's First Kiss

History was made today, wonderful news. Story here:

As the homecoming drew near, the crew and ship’s family readiness group sold $1 raffle tickets for the first kiss. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta bought 50 - which is actually fewer than many people buy, she said, so she was surprised Monday to find out she'd won.

Her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, was waiting when she crossed the brow.

They kissed. The crowd cheered. And with that, another vestige of the policy that forced gays to serve in secrecy vanished.

Update, 9:45 pm: The NBC Nightly News covers the kiss and other aspects of our post-DADT military: