A week ago I photographed Soulforce's visit to Liberty. Soulforce is a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender christian group that tours around the country fighting for equal rights.
When word got out about Soulforces's visit Liberty announced that they would not let them step foot on campus. This meant that the protesters would be arrested once they marched on campus (which they said they would do). In the end Liberty did the right thing and let the group on campus with no incident. While covering the event I felt a sense of pride for the country in realizing that we've come along way. It was only about three years ago that twenty of the protesters were arrested.
Although the group did experience some hostility from the students they did what they set out to do. They facilitated a healthy and peaceful debate about sexual orientation on the campus. It was a good day for the world.
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