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Sounding Off by Joseph C. RochaThursday, December 9th, 2010
WHY I POSED By Joseph Christopher Rocha "During the photo shoot, Adam - who I first met when I discharged from the military three years ago - said to me in conversation, “You know, I never meant to be an activist. I just felt I had to do something .” I could not have bonded with him more over any other sentence. I immediately thought of that Spring day, the 27 th May
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"Never Forget" by Lowell KaneThursday, December 9th, 2010
In my NOH 8 photo I am holding a pink triangle armband from Poland that gay men were forced to wear during the Holocaust . Today we reclaim this symbol from history and empower ourselves with pride ...but we must also never forget. This item, along with posters, photos, and buttons from GLBT history are on display in the GLBT Resource Center at Texas A&M University
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BE HEARD by Amanda BrunsThursday, December 9th, 2010
I took my photo with my sister, my best friend . My sister and I posed to show that we believe the GLBT community should be equal to the Straight community. I posed for her in the NOH 8 Campaign as well as others in the GLBT community. Everyone deserves equality in all forms, regardless of who they love. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO A&M ! Hope to see all of you again soon
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Why I Posed by Tom RoccoThursday, December 9th, 2010
I am an actor/singer in NYC and I have been with my partner, Matt, for 21 years . In June of 2007 we drove to Niagara Falls, Canada , to get married. The impetus for this was that our then-Governor, Elliot Spitzer, passed a law that if one was an employee of the state and had a same-sex marriage somewhere where it was recognized as legal , New York state would then
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NOH8 Celebrates 2 Years of Activism!Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
In 2009, the City of West Hollywood declared December 13th Official NOH8 Day in recognition of the NOH8 Campaign's One Year Anniversary . It's hard to believe that another year has gone by, but believe it or not; the NOH 8 Campaign will be celebrating their 2 Year Anniversary in less than a week! Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley with the Proclamation for NOH8 Day in
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