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By Emily Pate\r\nFreelancer<\/pre>\n
November 4, 2008, Proposition 8 was passed in California, amending the state constitution to ban the legal right of same-sex couples to marry. The NOH8 (no hate) Campaign, created by photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley, rose up in protest.<\/p>\n
According to the campaign\u2019s website, http:\/\/www.noh8campaign.com, NOH8\u2019s mission is: \u201cTo promote marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest.\u201d<\/p>\n
This Friday, as a part of Western\u2019s Pride Month Celebration, NOH8 will come to our campus.<\/p>\n
This visual protest will take place in the Werner University Center, May 15, 12 to 3 p.m. There will be a photo shoot in the second floor lobby to document the support of Western students for their fight against hate.<\/p>\n
NOH8 is a silent protest. Subjects are photographed with duct tape over their mouths and NOH8 painted on their faces to represent the voices being silenced by Proposition 8 and legislation alike.<\/p>\n
Amanda Murray, a senior and interdisciplinary studies major, expressed her excitement at participating in the photoshoot, and for the NOH8 Campaign in general.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s needed so much at Western, because we\u2019re already such an accepting community,\u201d Murray said. \u201cHowever, I think it\u2019s great when the NOH8 Campaign comes here. Not only is it fun, because I always have a blast, but it spreads awareness of the LGBTQ+ community\u2019s struggles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patrick Harish, a junior business major, said he believes in the importance of the NOH8 Campaign\u2019s message.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that it is important due to the fact that when we are born, we are all created equal and it should stay that way,\u201d Harish said.<\/p>\n
Like Murray, he plans on getting his photo taken in support.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to the photoshoot on Friday because I personally want there to be love and not hate,\u201d Harnish said.<\/p>\n
The photoshoot is a way for anyone to get involved in NOH8\u2019s message of equality. NOH8\u2019s website reports that the Campaign has photographed nearly 33,000 faces, a number that includes Western students.<\/p>\n
While it started as a reaction against the banning of same-sex marriage, NOH8 has become a protest against all discrimination, a cause aided by campuses like Western.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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