Canadian Navy Makes History With Same-Sex Kiss

It’s a long-standing tradition that the first sailor off a ship be met with a kiss by their loved one. Early this week, that tradition got a modern twist when Master Seaman Francis Legare of the Canadian Navy was kissed by his partner Corey Vautour. Their smooch is believed to be the first time the ceremonial kiss was between two men. “I have been away for 255 days, so it feels great,” Legare told CBC. “I am speechless.” The kiss was met with loud cheers, proving the navy has come a long way in accepting LGBT unions. “We are reflective of society and we do recruit across all across society,” Rear Admiral Gilles Couturier, commander of the Pacific Navy, said. “If we don’t adapt, we won’t have any sailors joining.”