U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman David Costantino speaks during a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month observance aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) June 30, 2014, in the Persian Gulf. The ship was deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.