[Leica] Words and Images that got me banned on LFPF

[Richard Man]

Thanks Tina for the link. I have two more photos/stories lining up.... then
I will need to find more courageous subjects that will participate.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard,
>
> I wouldn't worry about being banned on the LFPF.  That is not the right
> forum for these photos.  There are plenty more that specialize in social
> documentary who would welcome your photos.  I have several at
> http://socialdocumentary.net/ and, while there is not a lot of discussion,
> they do promote the documentaries.  Edge of Humanity Magazine is another
> outlet for your work.  I'm sure there are many more that I don't know
> about.
>
> These photos are too good for a forum on pretty photos.  The comments of
> the subjects are vital to the work, too.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Tina
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yup, I am now banned, where a long time user who sent a PM to another
> user
> > calling him a "fag" and is still active and a moderator made the
> following
> > comment and neither he nor other moderators apologize for it:
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/web/ralph_barker.JPG
> >
> > So what is so dangerous? Words, words and stories from people like Eli.
> > BTW, Eli is local to my community.
> >
> > Eli will be entering college in a few days. Even when he was growing up,
> he
> > had always been uncomfortable about not being able to do "boy sports" and
> > other "boy things". He was enrolled at a local all-girl Middle/High
> School
> > in 6th grade, but finally understood at 13 that he was actually a boy. It
> > was a difficult realization - not because of other people's reactions,
> but
> > because of the internal processing of the things he knew he would have to
> > face. Fortunately, both his parents, his friends, and the school were
> very
> > supportive of his decision. The "coming out" process took a while, but he
> > has been feeling much happier now that he can finally be who he is.
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20160813-Scanned-1673.jpg
> >
> > ***
> > If Eli has the courage to be part of the project, then I need to step up
> > and stand up to censorship.
> >
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