This video is a public service announcement from the NOH8 campaign, a non-profit initiative advocating for equal rights and elimination of hate crimes against the LGBTQ community. The campaign garners awareness for the cause by traveling around the world and photographing those who come to support love and equality in our society. The PSA linked above puts a unique spin on the same-sex marriage movement by bringing together people from around the world who have posed for the campaign. Nine different languages are represented in the video's 90 second runtime, exemplifying the idea that the fight for equal love and equal rights is on an enormous global scale. Diversity is the selling point here, as each speaker tells a quick story of who they are and why they fight for equality. This particular quote below resonated with me -- "Our language may be different, but our message is the same. Love is for everyone."
I think this campaign does a wonderful of highlighting a fundamental aspect of the same-sex marriage movement: regardless of who you are or where you are from, love is something we all share. Telling someone who they can or cannot love does not negate who they are and what they are as a person, and this PSA hints at this idea with the title "I am human". We are all human, and we all deserve equal rights. The PSA effectively conveys this idea by showcasing different people from around the world and uniting them with the universal message of love and equality. This wonderful sense of community is something the world is lacking, and I appreciate any communications efforts such as this that work to bring people together in some way or another.
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