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This is my second time attending the NOH 8 photo shoot. I drove up to NYC from DC to take the opportunity to make my voice heard again . I work in the HIV/AIDS health care field in Washington, DC. I chose to again use that platform for my NOH 8 picture. My NOH 8 is me standing up against hate and stigma for all the residents in the Nation's Capital and the world currently

NOH 8 is something I've grown up to know and live by before it even existed.  So when I heard and learned about the NOH 8 Campaign , I knew I had to be a part of it. Growing up in the  "hood" has never been easy but I learned that my family came first no matter what choices they made, and for us, that was just every day life.  After getting married, I made sure to educate

My name is Taylor Horne and I am pretty much known for my style of dress and my politically driven and theatrical photographic works. I was a volunteer for the NOH 8 shoot on May 13th in New York City . Let me start by saying how fortunate I was to be part of such an incredible experience and to be part of the last NOH 8 shoot in NYC before the new legislation in NY to allow

After 17 years of being together , with the last 3 years legally married , my husband Lonny and I long for the day where equality prevails over discrimination. Recently, an openly gay elected-official had said (and I paraphrase), "...I can officiate marriages, yet unable to get married to someone I love . I can organize blood drives , yet I am unable to donate ..."

Why I posed is simple. I believe in a lot of things, but a few in particular: love , support and equality . Having gay freinds and family members, I wanted to remind them and the world that I love, support and will always fight for marriage and any cause for equality in the LGBT community. I may be a straight woman, but I have a heart and mind that loves everyone .   NIKKI