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Kiss and Tell

From an Associated Press story dated June 11, 1996:

"The New Yorker is raising eyebrows again – with a cover showing two male sailors locked in a passionate kiss in Times Square. The sketch is a lampoon of the famous Life magazine photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, who shot a euphoric World War II sailor kissing a nurse in the square on V-J Day. The cover of the June 17 issue (on newsstands) also appears to be a comment on the recent compromise under which lesbians and gay men can serve in the military only if they keep their sexual orientation private. The sketch by Barry Blitt is titled 'Don’t Ask,' and the policy is known informally as 'don’t ask, don’t tell.' ” (t/y Louis)

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