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Michael Aycox is making history as the first openly gay candidate ever to run in a Mississippi congressional race. He’s currently one of two Democrats on the ballot in the June primary for Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district seat. The 30-year-old Navy veteran lives in Newton, Mississippi with his husband, Mario, who he married in 2013 and who is currently serving in the Florida Air National Guard. Aycox says he was inspired to run for office after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer...

U.S. Naval officials have reportedly admitted that one of their planes was used to draw "obscene skywritings" seen by residents in Okanogan County, Washington Individuals on social media have commented on how the skydrawing appears to resemble a penis. https://twitter.com/anahi_torres_/status/931266469869977600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fnavy-apologizes-airplane-drawn-penis-sky https://twitter.com/adamrg/status/931388092149153792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fnavy-apologizes-airplane-drawn-penis-sky Navy officials acknowledged the drawing in a statement issued to KREM 2 News "The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable, of zero training value and we are holding the crew accountable." When KREM 2 reached out...

A former Navy SEAL Team 6 member who is transgender, who also helped track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, is calling out President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers. Kristin Beck, who served 20 years as Chris Beck in the Navy SEALS, told Business Insider in an interview on Wednesday that Trump’s military ban unfairly discriminates people like her. “Being transgender doesn’t affect anyone else,” Beck said, alluding to Trump’s concerns that transgender service members would be a distraction. Beck also...

'I am speechless,' says Master Seaman Francis Legare after kiss The first kiss for a returning sailor after a long deployment at sea is a sweet and memorable tradition. But in what is believed to be a first for the Royal Canadian Navy, that time-honoured ceremonial kiss was between two men. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3U31_XsUeQ There were loud cheers today when Master Seaman Francis Legare embraced his partner, Corey Vautour, after more than eight months at sea. "I have been away for 255 days, so it feels great," a...