Yasmin Nair
Ryan Conrad
Karma R. Chavez

Against Equality: Don’t Ask to Fight Their Wars! Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell means gays can now fight openly in the Empire’s wars

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The iconic scene of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse following the Japanese surrender in 1945 is depicted in this statue, tellingly entitled, “Unconditional Surrender.” The three-ton sculpture is on loan to New York City from the Santa Monica Midway Museum since 2007, and sits in Times Square. It will soon be replaced by a permanent bronze version in December. Donations will cover the $1 million price tag. Rather than a surrender, the act today would be considered a sexual assault.

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