It’s been a little more than a year since gay and lesbian servicemembers were allowed to step out of the shadows. And artist Tatjana Plitt wants to give them their due.
She’s working on a photo project that will chronicle same-sex couples in the military, and hopefully raise awareness about how gay soldiers and their families arestillstruggling under the yoke of to the Defense of Marriage Act.
The irony,” says Plitt, “is that these soldiers are fighting for the very freedoms they themselves cannot enjoy.”
By documenting same-sex military couples, she adds, “we have the chance to fully acknowledge their humanity, dignity and love for each other.”
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Plitt hopes to shoot at least 50 couples by next July, and she’s created a Kickstarter campaign to help defray travel and production costs. So far, she’s raised just $3,743 of her $12,000 goal. With the deadline on Christmas Eve (awww), there’s no time to waste.
If you’re worried about being on Santa’s naughty list, a donation to the cause would certainly help you get back in his good graces.
mikeandrewsdantescove
I love this collection of photos. Finally, the military is recognizing same sex couples.
Allen Andrew ManoftheYear I t u n e s
sfbeast
great photos. love all the pooches, and ok, the kids too. altho i’m kinda curious about the reason so many of the couples are photographed in the bedroom.
Boytoy
I love these photos.Beautiful.
Redpalacebulleaglesox
On the day DOMA is ruled unconstitutional, we will all celebrate the breaking of an “unbreakable” barrier.
Ian
The photos feel so contrived. All the shots are the same angle and there’s so much unnecessary spacing. It’s like the photographer wasn’t even trying. I wish this was executed better.
Acep
@Ian: I don’t know, maybe the photos were arranged in such a way so that it was provoking. Not pretty, not ugly, but provoking.
These photos aren’t glamorous or your standard family picture. They are unconventional in that it is just a normal picture that looks to be taken from ordinary life. No props and nothing frivolous.
To me the photos feel very intimate and intense. Like looking at a photo in a family album.
Dcrlz
@sfbeast: I was wondering that myself.
Dcrlz
@sfbeast: Agreed!