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Actor and Activist Pauley Perrette has never been afraid to speak her mind or wear her heart on her sleeve. Some of you might recognize Pauley from her role as Abby Sciuto on NCIS or from her recent commercials for Expedia . Those of you who watched The People's Choice Awards , however, probably remember Pauley for a very different reason. At this year's People's

I posed with a photo of my best friend, the late Benjamin Gilbert . His suicide last year is largely due to his sexuality and the hate that regrettably surrounds the LGBTQ community. I can't express enough the respect and passion I feel for this campaign. Ben was so full of laughter and life. Everyone always asks me why he killed himself. It was the hate . His everyday

I NEEDED to be part of the NOH 8 Campaign as it is VERY personal for me. Staten Island is where I grew up. I was bullied, ridiculed, humiliated and pushed around throughout my school years. As I got older, it did get better. It wasn't until I was in my mid 30's that I finally accepted the proud gay man that I am. The whole world opened up..and so did I. My photo arrived! I

This past weekend I was reminded why what everyone at NOH 8 is doing is so important. My brother's partner of almost thirty years died after a lengthy illness. When people ask me which of my family members passed away, I want to be able to say "my brother-in-law" , because that is what he was. Except in the state of Wisconsin, there is no "in law" about it. For almost

I have two reasons why I posed for NOH8. First reason: For my cousin, Mayela, who lives in San Luis Potosi, SLP Mexico.  She came out a couple years ago and was the first in our family to do so.  I went to visit her for a family wedding down in Mexico and my aunt prohibited my cousin from inviting her girlfriend to be her guest at the event. This obviously hurt her and