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I was born an illegitimate child over 45 years ago as a result of a rape that my mom endured with a man 13 years her senior during the infamous and horrific Vietnam War. At the time, my mom - the eldest of 12 children - was forced to have an abortion as there is no such thing as an unwedded, Catholic, and pregnant Vietnamese woman in my culture. At the very least, this would

"Born and raised in Orlando , I was horrified when my city became the home of the worst mass shooting in US history. A retired crime scene investigator, I was called to respond to the Pulse shooting incident to identify the victims. I spent 2 days becoming intimately familiar with each of their 49 stories - learning of the friends who reported them missing and the

"My name is Ethan Marc from Orlando, Florida . I was inspired to join the NOH 8 Campaign when a hate-filled coward, armed with an assault rifle, entered my home-club & my safe place, Pulse , and took out my friends in cold blood. Dancing , loving , they were living their lives. They were mowed down that night on June 12th in 2016, but they live on forever in our hearts,

"I wanted to be part of this amazing campaign, because I want to show the world that love is the answer, and that people should never give up on love! I met my wife on a website in 2012. I lived in Brazil (I'm Brazilian), and she lived in the US (she is American). We dated long-distance for two years, just spending a few days together in quarterly visits - and it wasn't

"Ever since I heard about the NOH 8 Campaign , the LGBT rights movement, and other social justice topics going on in my head, I finally decided to get involved in that, along with theater and creative writing, while at college. There, I have made many friends who rely on my passion for the arts and writing because they DO care for the justice of the LGBT community ,