Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > -- > "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram > <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html