SAN DIEGO -- The American Military Partner Association is seeking active duty servicemembers, veterans and military families to join the LGBT contingent in the San Diego Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 12.

Last year's parade marked the first time than an LGBT group openly participated in the parade, with a contingent organized by San Diego LGBT Pride, following the Sept. 20 repeal of the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

SAN DIEGO -- Footage of a heartwarming reunion between a gay U.S. Navy seaman and his boyfriend is making the blogosphere rounds.

The sailor, identified in the video simply as Trent, had been deployed on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for nearly six months, according to Towleroad. Waiting for Trent amongst the friends and family at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. was his boyfriend, Lee.

WASHINGTON — Sgt. Pepe Johnson was surprised by the reaction he received when his fellow soldiers learned that he is gay.

“They’ve pretty much shrugged it off,” said Johnson, who rejoined the Army last fall after nearly a decade away. “Most of them were wondering why I had a nine-year gap in service. When I told them it was because of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ they shrugged it off.

“That was a pleasant surprise.”

A photo of a U.S. Marine kissing his partner during a classic homecoming moment has gone viral on the Internet.

It has become the male version of the same-sex military homecoming kiss by two lesbian sailors in December. These moments are historical in nature with the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."