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My name is Lauren Drain, former member of the Westboro Baptist Church , and despite having denounced any and all beliefs and preachings of the WBC, I am still a Christian through and through. However, in my opinion, religion of any kind is a personal choice, full of personal values, definitions and views that should stay just that - personal . I don't think anyone

  My partner of 23 years and I participated in the NOH 8 photo campaign to visibly show our support for our unbending belief that it is hate that is immoral -- not love . While I can trace my roots back four generations in Minnesota , Nena's country of origin is Venezuela : a testament that the quest for equality is universal. Thanks, NOH 8 , for a beautiful reminder!

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