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Why I Posed by Jason Ford

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
"I strongly feel that gay rights & equality is the biggest civil rights issue of our time. I took my photo because I wanted to lend my face & voice to an already strong & powerful movement. I want to be able to look back 50 years from now, when we are all equal, with my children and show them that daddy played a part in history." -Jason Ford
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Why I Posed by Mark Thoresen

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
"Just because I'm straight and have never married doesn't mean others should be denied that right. Who is anyone to tell another who they can love? " - Mark Thoresen
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CELEBR8 with NOH8 by Terrika Hooks

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
"When my partner and I saw on FaceBook that NOH 8 was campaigning here in DC we knew we had to be a part of that. We had just celebrated our one year anniversary and we knew we had to show all the love and support that the campaign has showed to our community. We wish to marry and become same sex parents here in DC pretty soon." -Terrika Hooks
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Posing for Future Generations by David Smith

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
"I posed for NOH 8 so that future generations don't have to go through the same things as I have.. I want future generations to be able to look back and say why in the hell were people so bigoted against two people loving each other???.. Why was it that two people in love could not get married when this is a free country and we all should have equal rights?? And I will be
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Why We Posed

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
I have been behind this cause basically since I first heard about it.  When my LA friend Sarah posed for a photo... and shortly after, more of my friends in LA were posing, I wanted a photo of my own .  I followed Prop 8 when it was on the ballet in California and kept hoping to see that after all these years, our country was starting to open up and wise up.  I was, like
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