Be Heard

My name is Sofie and I posed for NOH 8 not for the purpose of doing it, but to show everyone that HATE is not acceptable . Throughout junior high, I was bullied by strangers and even friends. I would always think, was there something wrong with me? Why are people who I called my friend doing such a thing? There were times where I thought the solution was suicide, but I

We have made a personal decision to not have our own children in this lifetime and have realized that while we may not ever be parents ourselves and be able to guide a child's journey as parents, our stronger and more important role is to help guide the journeys of our own nieces and nephews and the young children around us in our lives. We have realized that the responsibility

My name is Maurecia and I grew up in a loving and accepting family. I have many family members that are gay so homosexuality never really affected me much. I was taught to love people for who they are as an entire person. I began to wonder about my sexuality when I was 17 but never verbalized it to anyone because I just wasn't sure. When I was 19 I received a full athletic

The story of me going to the Anaheim event is one that I would like to share. Working for a world known company like Starbucks we are encouraged to give back to our local community, and we are open about supporting marriage equality. When I found out that there was a NOH8 event in SoCal I had to jump on the chance to rally up all of the other managers, and our partners to

I grew up outside of Sacramento , in a town called Granite Bay . Like most, I always knew I was attracted to the same sex from a really young age. I didn't know what it all meant, but I knew that I was different. I grew up in a strongly religious family , where I went to church three times a week. When I was about 12 years old, I went on vacation with my family to San Francisco.