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I AM EQUAL :: PHOTOSTORY

My PhotoStory: Casey A.

CATEGORY: Biggotry, Body Issues, Unemployment
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PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012 by jasonbeckett

I hate that people look down on me cause I have piercing and tattoos, and because of it I have to work harder than any of them just to get ahead. Continue reading →

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My PhotoStory: Wendy W.

CATEGORY: Gay Adoption, Immigration Rights, LGBT Rights
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PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012 by jasonbeckett

While I was struggling to keep someone else’s gay child, I heard about other parents who were kicking their kids out of the house for being gay. I joined PFLAG to see if I could make a difference. Continue reading →

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My PhotoStory: Jeanmarie S.

CATEGORY: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Poverty, Universal Love, World Peace
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PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012 by jasonbeckett

We’re all flawed, we’re all human, but we’re also awfully interesting. We’re all related. And we all deserve the very basics. Healthy food, clean water, shelter, clothing, heating in the winter, cooling in the heat of the summer and health care. Continue reading →

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My PhotoStory: Katie S.

CATEGORY: Bullying, LGBT Rights, Pansexuality, Religious Freedom, Sexual Abuse
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PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012 by jasonbeckett

I was told that I couldn’t tell one side of my family that my father was Jewish because they were Muslim. I was called worthless, pathetic, fat and stupid for not being the best in school. I’ve been teased for being different by my peers, assaulted by the general media with the standard of how women should act and look, called a liar and a fake and made to feel like crap for being who I am. Continue reading →

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My PhotoStory: Tiffany H.

CATEGORY: Education, LGBT Rights, Marriage Equality, Poverty, Unemployment
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PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012 by jasonbeckett

I decided that I needed to attend; To stand up for the lives that could have been lost but were not and for my fellow unemployed teachers, and all who have suffered because of the ignorance of those who just don’t understand what it is that we do. Continue reading →

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TBA CHARLESTON, WV
TBA ATLANTA, GA
TBA RICHMOND, VA
I live with my parents and I’m 29 years old. Salt lake city is my hometown and I have three pugs.

I have downs syndrome. Sometimes people been teasing me cause I look different. I went to many schools. I was vulnerable and it would make people want to tease me when I was in school. One time a boy spitted on me on my glasses. Another time a girl pinched me hard on the shoulder and it hurt. And other students would call me slow. And when people do these things it kind of makes me a little sad and hurt.

I love my family and they are precious to me. I like to go to the movies with my brothers and listen to my favorite singer Taylor Hicks. I’m happy...  » READ MORE «