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I posed for NOH 8 for equality for all people. Me and my husband had to go to another state just to get married. While our marriage is valid in another state, it is invalid in Texas . We should all be able to get married to the person we love, no matter what the gender or sexual orientation. We are not second class!!! -Hal W. Dallas Open Photo Shoot

My brother is gay and about gazillion of my friends are gay. I wanted to be a part of this shoot because of all the amazing people in my life who deserve to have the SAME rights, not different or special , as I have. And the same opportunity to fail at marriage, like I have.  I will never understand the bigotry heaped on love . I play in the Oak Lawn Band here in Dallas , which

We chose to pose, because we knew our photo would have so many meanings to so many different people.  We hope that when you view our photo you see the total meaning of what NOH 8 stands for.  Our personal view represents that we stand by Equality , being Out & Proud Lesbians, &  Interracial Dating/Friendships . The whole experience at the Dallas

We posed because we feel it's very important to be fully out for future generations.

In the spring of 1994 I became one of the first service members to be discharged from the military under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" following a statement I made in support of presidential candidate Bill Clinton's promise to lift the ban in 1992.  I remember being called into the office my commander in 1993.  There were three of us in the office, the commander, who