Though some of the details - which base, the identity of the man in the picture - are unclear, news accounts suggest the photo was posted to Facebook by Nicole Jodice, whose husband is reportedly serving in Afghanistan. More recently, there's the above image of a gay pride flag flying at a U.S.

In December, for example, we saw a lesbian couple marking a time-honored Navy homecoming tradition with a celebrated ' first kiss.' Rather than being embarrassed by the display, the Navy posted the image on its official military website. military in recent years, images that were once hard to imagine are now becoming more common. Thanks to the extraordinary progress on gay rights in the U.S.