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Even though I wear duct tape … I refuse to let my voice be silenced … I am Gay . It is as simple as that. I posed for the NOH 8 Campaign as a way to express myself without words. I guess I am tired of explaining. Tired of people trying to figure “ it ” out. Growing up in a very strict catholic house hold, “ it ” was not something talked about. “It” was not expectable.

I've wanted to be a part of the NOH 8 Campaign since the first time I read about it. Not only have I overcome bullying in school growing up, but I've also been in an almost 10 year committed relationship with my boyfriend and we are not legally able to marry in our home state. Even though we are accepted by our families and local community, we still feel a sense of "bullying"

NOH 8 . No Hate . No judgment… just acceptance for who we are and the choices we make in our life. I posed for this picture for a lot of different reasons. The first being for my son , because I want him to have proof that as his mother I will love him no matter what he does or who he will love when he grows up. I did this for my sister Liese who is one of the smartest and strongest

I did this because I want to be part of the solution not part of the problem . I am a mother to four beautiful children ( thus the meaning of my tattoo, for the love of 4 ) and when they are old enough to venture out in the dating world, I want them to be able to love whom ever they choose. Man, woman, alien or simply themselves. It's time we change and love everyone equally

  "It was important to me to show my son that we can stand up as members of the " straight " community and support those who are being denied what should be considered a basic right, and because I hope if we start standing together as "straight" and "gay" communities we can build one stronger community together. It was especially important here, in Salt Lake , to let