“Same-sex couple Frank Capley-Alfano, left, and Joe Capley-Alfano kiss as they celebrate outside San Francisco City Hall Feb. 7, 2012, in San Francisco.”

Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.

(Photo: Getty Images via CBS News via Peter Galazka)

It Gets Better by Allie Osterloh

An illustration created by Allie Osterloh for Spirit Day 2011.

MyAcceptance.org tells stories of LGBT people, two photos at a time

MyAcceptance.org, a new photo essay project, is documenting members of the LGBT community — two photos at a time. The one on the left representing how they’ve felt in the past and the one on the right representing how they feel now.

Much like the It Gets Better campaign, the goal of the project is “to give hope to those out there that are struggling in their lives, those who feel like they’re alone and that there’s no one to turn to.”

The project also invites people to participate by submitting their own photos.

Learn more about the project and view the photos at MyAcceptance.org.

(Photo: Parker Austin)

Gay / Straight Identical Twins = Identical Rights

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Lesbian kiss [pic]

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Unfair Adoption

An illustration by Michael Dimotta for Instinct Magazine.

Another Perspective

A photo by Minus18 to promote the International Day Against Homophobia. Minus18 is the largest melbourne hangout for gay teens. The organization honsts dance parties and events in Melbourne.

Find out more:

• minus18.org.au/homophobia
• StopHomophobiaToday.com
• DayAgainstHomophobia.org

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Do Ask, Do Tell

Do Ask Do Tell, an illustration by trivophotography, in Equalitopia’s deviantART group. The piece is made with white china marker and Prismacolor pencils on 16” x 20”  black textured paper.

This is my illustration to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” I came up with the concept and stuff months before the vote, and funny that it was repealed right when I was starting to work on this.

Obama signs Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal

In a historic achievement for gay rights, President Obama signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal this morning, which will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

“This is a good day, this is a very good day.” Obama said. ”No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie, or look over their shoulder in order to serve the country that they love.”

Last weekend, the US Senate voted to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. On Monday, Robert Gibbs, the White House Press Secretary, tweeted:

President to sign repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on Wednesday at 9:15 AM…

The repeal is not immediately effective, reports the New York Times. The change will go into effect once Obama and defense officials certify the military’s readiness.

(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)