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Did notice that. But also noticed that the Navy is very sparsely represented. Guess life aboard ship has not created the same level of comraderie among the "troops" as life staring down the gun barrel of the enemy with your buddy covering your back.
"The white men were as thick and numerous and aimless as grasshoppers, moving always in a hurry but never seeming to get to whatever place it was they were going to." Dee Brown
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Did notice that. But also noticed that the Navy is very sparsely represented. Guess life aboard ship has not created the same level of comraderie among the "troops" as life staring down the gun barrel of the enemy with your buddy covering your back. Oh, I think the 'camaraderie' is there, the Navy boys are just more closeted about it. They have been in denial mode for at least 30 years . Most of the ex-military gays I have (ahem) known, were Navy.
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Nuthin' like a hot, gay Marine - I always say.  My very first encouter in the pleasures of the flesh was with a Marine - nuthin' like a man in a uniform!
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Nuthin' like a hot, gay Marine - I always say. My very first encouter in the pleasures of the flesh was with a Marine - nuthin' like a man in a uniform! My only Marine experience was a psycho. He was also a State cop in Southern Indiana. Saying he was hot is a given, saying he had "issues" is the understatement of the Century. I'll spare everyone the details but my favorite part was the next morning listening to him barking about losing his sunglasses ("where are my m.f.in' shades??" - I don't know chief, you weren't wearing them at midnight, dumbass) 
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At the gay resorts in Palm Springs there are always a good supply of young Marines from nearby 29 Palms. All who I have met say "Don't ask don't tell" is a cruel joke.
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The times they are a' changing: Online dating service eHarmony is adding another personality trait to its 29 dimensions of computability.
The California-based company will begin providing same-sex matches under as part of a settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division.
Garden State resident Eric McKinley filed a complaint against the online matchmaker in 2005.
Under terms of the settlement, the company can create a new or differently named Web site for same-sex singles. The company can also post a disclaimer saying its compatibility-based matching system was developed from research of married heterosexual couples.
Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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The times they are a' changing: Online dating service eHarmony is adding another personality trait to its 29 dimensions of computability.
The California-based company will begin providing same-sex matches under as part of a settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division.
Garden State resident Eric McKinley filed a complaint against the online matchmaker in 2005.
Under terms of the settlement, the company can create a new or differently named Web site for same-sex singles. The company can also post a disclaimer saying its compatibility-based matching system was developed from research of married heterosexual couples. I'm assuming this lawsuit was because eHarmony did not offer their services to gay and lesbian clients. The article is short on details. I don't see anything wrong with a company that caters to a specific clientèle. Beyond that, if it is clear they don't want me as a customer, why would I want to use their services? I guess I don't get it.
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Yes, Jeffro, the suit was based upon a violation of state laws against discrimination. While you are free to avoid any company you want, they are not free to avoid you. State and federal laws prohibit discrimination in providing services.
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Yes, Jeffro, the suit was based upon a violation of state laws against discrimination. While you are free to avoid any company you want, they are not free to avoid you. State and federal laws prohibit discrimination in providing services. Got it. Don't think I'll be putting an ad on eHarmony anytime soon, but it is a bigger deal than I initially thought just to know that they can no longer say "no gays". Thanks Phil!
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I have to admit, this is hilarious to me. eHarmony was started by Neil Clark Warren The popular California-based service has been known for focusing on long-term relationships, especially marriage, which has been said to align with founder Clark Warren's early work with Focus on the Family's evangelical Christian base and perspective.
Warren, a psychologist with a divinity degree, has had three of his 10 books on love and dating published by Focus on the Family. It was an appearance on James Dobson's radio program, in 2001, that triggered a response of 90,000 new referrals to the website, starting a climb of registered participants on the site from 4,000 to today's 20 million clients.
As WND reported, the company originally said it was " based on the Christian principles of Focus on the Family author Dr. Neil Clark Warren." It stood firm on its decision to reject homosexuals from its profiling and matching services. Its entire compatibility system is based on research of married heterosexual couples.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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