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My name is Justin Gavry. I am a hard working single father of two amazing children. I've had to endure silent judgement as well as not-so-silent from anyone from potential employers to potential landlords - for doing nothing but the right thing, working hard, supporting myself, my kids, and their mothers and trying to maintain a place my kids feel at home. When

Most people wouldn't put " gay " and " Muslim " in the same sentence. Some would say that a gay Muslim is sort of an oxymoron. After coming out to my extremely conservative family, my whole life changed . I had family members disown me and question whether I was "sick" or not. I have the most amazing support network around me. I've come to realize that those who decide

I posed for the NOH 8 shoot because of my friends, and my own life. I grew up being picked on because of my weight, and how I acted. I hated it. Then as a teen, kids at school thought I was a lesbian and it was a whole new platform of harassment. I am straight and always have been. When I look at my friends now, and see them in same-sex relationships, I worry that one day they

I have made it my personal mission to be an out and proud ally for love and marriage equality. Posing for NOH 8 is one way I could visibly do this. My heart aches as I witness intolerance every day. I grow weary with frustration as like-minded supporters stay quiet and expect others to do the work that will ensure legal protection of rights for GLBTQ individuals. I

My religiously conservative family told me I was just "going through a phase" or "acting in lust" during my relationship with another woman. I knew that exactly what I felt for her was real, and not by choice. You see, love isn't selective, it just happens when and how it should happen. Whether the experience is long term or short, being in love is a life-changing