By Neal Broverman on Advocate.com

In Tulsa, Okla., of all places, the Marines began recruiting for gay and lesbian soldiers on the first day they could.

The New York Times reports that Marines, led by Master Sgt. Anthony Henry, traveled to the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center in downtown Tulsa to find some good men and women. Not many potential recruits actually showed up, but those who did expressed gratitude at the new inclusive military.

Sgt. Henry worked to comfort one potential female recruit: “It’s your business and you don’t have to share it,” he told the young woman. “But you’re also free to be at the mall with your girlfriend.”

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