Thanks to the extraordinary progress on gay rights in the U.S. military in recent years, images that were once hard to imagine are now becoming more common.
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.
More recently, there’s the above image of a gay pride flag flying at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. 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.
Though the authenticity of the image has not yet been verified, I was nevertheless struck by the response published by Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, who argued that the pride flag represents a security risk (via ThinkProgress).









