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Published: 2009-08-24 01:43:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 460; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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This series of photos are from June 7th's [2009]PRIDE in Santa Cruz, California. I attended it with my friend Laura ~LauraLeePhotography
To see more from this series feel free to visit PhotoJournalism here: 
[link] It was my first official freelance event project as Tea Photography. It was a MOST wonderful experience to say the least!
I met another photographer, and exchanged info. and business cards with her, which was very cool. More so, I felt quite successful, with the event, for a couple reasons- the exposure and contacts were better than I thought it was going to be! 
Special Note: I am uploading these for Photographical Reasons, as well as for possible Photographers' Interests in work, ideas for types of places to practice, and gain experience. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THESE PHOTOS a.k.a THIS PHOTOGRAPHED EVENT IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE- NEGATIVE OR DEROGATORY STATEMENTS OF ANY SORT.
Thank you for understanding.
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The Button-Man on the corner of Mission and Pacific Avenue
in Santa Cruz, CA. He had his cart there for a while where some people gathered for a while between the two events of first the Pride Parade, and then the Pride Fest... the middle image shows him on his way to set up at the Fest in San Lorenzo Park.
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Comments: 19
like this one a lot
the middle shot makes it all in my opinion
very nice
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I think it's my favourite, that's why it seemed fitting in the center. THanks!
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There sure is, isn't there.
Thank you!
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wow, lots of buttons ! is that number '8' ?
btw, category: sky ?
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Yes, that is the number 8.
It's sort of a long story...
I'll try to make it short-
This was all a big important political issue in California during 2008 and 2009.
It was voted by the state after many years of work, for same-sex couples to be able to be married, just like any other couple. It was a huge accomplishment.
Then Spring/Summer of 2008, it came out that "they" [I don't want to get into, "WHO"] were putting on the voters' ballot for November of 2008,
to take those Equal Rights *away* again.
This was known as Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was for taking away the rights that same-sex couples has finally won after many years of trying and winning in the FIRST vote.
So their opposite campaign was NO on 8.
Those No on 8 buttons say NO or they have a line through the.
But, Proposition 8 won, just barely!
However, the fight still goes on, they are working to "Repeal Proposition 8" which means to get their rights back, again.
They just want Equal Rights. It's under the Human Rights Campaign, which seek to fight for Equal Rights in lots of ways.
Okay, I hope that helped.
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Thank you for telling me about the category mistake. If no one did, I would have never noticed. I've been very very tired lately.
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i seee.. yea you were very helpful !
well i am not with the "same-sex marriage" .. marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman, thats the REAL marriage
Our religion prohibits same-sex marriage
but anyways, thanks for the description on "no on 8"
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Well, I don't want to get into a debate, at all. That was the whole BOLDED reason under my original artist comments was to be able to post these photos under photojournalism without criticism or debate or negative feedback or you know, whatever, regarding the *subject matter*
But once you noticed AND asked about the 8, I well, I felt I should actually tell the truth of the meaning of the difficult struggle many people have had just to have the same rights has anyone else.
Gay people respect the rights of those religions who see marriage as only between a man and a woman. They understand they believe that is what is real for those religions. That's perfectly fine.
They simply have been fighting for the same rights as anyone else. Their beliefs are marriage between whatever two people that love each other. And their beliefs fall under all Equal Rights and Human Rights groups and campaigns, and most of all, love.
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well, i appreciate it a lot that you told me the truth 
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Gil! 
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you're always welcome, Tea
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He was cool!
I just got a couple of some people looking at his
murky-dice.
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