Be Heard

When I mentioned at work that I was excited to have had this photo taken, a young man that I worked with asked me what my stake in the fight was, and why I cared . He said he knew that I was "straight, but not narrow," but still- why make a statement that didn't apply to me? I was glad that he'd had the courage to ask such a direct question. My response was that it's important

I, Cubby Christopher P. Twist , posed for my NOH 8 picture so that I could join the thousands that have already taken the time to voice their thoughts thru pictures. I love the POWERFUL message a simple piece of tape and the NOH 8 tattoo can communicate. It says a lot with no voice at all. I made sure to have my picture added to stand up to bullies, and all hate the GLBT Community

I was bullied as a school student. I don't hold bad feelings, as I feel in the long run it made me strong. What I am most concerned about now is what I see happening in our world. I work in public education and I see so much effort being put towards bullying in our elementary and middle schools. This is great, however, just a band-aid for the bullying that happens in the

My name is Nichole and I posed with my daughter Armonee . I have always been a supporter of the gay community and I have a lot of friends and a few family memebers who are gay. About one year ago, my daughter came out to me that she was gay and she was very nervous to tell me. I asked her why and she said because she didn't know how I would react. I was more hurt than anything

My name is Jeff and I grew up in the middle of the Bible-Belt . I was told my entire life that me and my kind were going to hell. I felt as though there was no love in the world for me. That could not have be further from the truth. I met my partner and discovered what true love was. Then, 4 years later our beautiful son came into our lives and changed every aspect of it. So I want