Mary Lou Wallner
Mary Lou Wallner rejected her daughter for being gay, and lost her to suicide. Mary Lou was a devoted Christian follower of Dr. James Dobson, who insists that homosexuality is an abomination. After her daughters suicide, Mary Lou reinterpreted her bible, word for word, and has made it her life long quest to teach more tolerant and loving Christian attitudes toward homosexuality so that no parent will ever reject their gay child, and have to suffer the tragic lose she has suffered.
20 responses
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Kent Budge said (14 Jan 2008):
Powerful work.
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Joel Aron gave props (14 Jan 2008):
brilliant, and powerful composition. Tones are amazing.. very nice work!
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barbee cain said (25 Feb 2008):
that brought crocodile tears to my eyes.. thank you for sharing
namaste
barbee -
Austin Wondolowski gave props (1 Mar 2008):
amazing! so loving!
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Marc Stafford said (6 Mar 2008):
Moving
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zoe teng said (10 Mar 2008):
yes :)
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Steven Goranitis gave props (12 Mar 2008):
Wow, very moving
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maria tizon gave props (12 Mar 2008):
goosebumps. teary eyes. as a mother, i feel for tragedy. as a photographer, i find this picture moving beyond words. it takes a lot to capture hope through pain. you've portrayed it very well here. congrats on the publication. very well deserved.
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Amy Cesich gave props (17 Mar 2008):
fantastic shot, a story to learn from.. ty for sharing... Matthew
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Eugenio Padilla gave props (23 Mar 2008):
Powerful, nice work.
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David Drew said (24 Mar 2008):
Very special. Truly noble cause. Thanks for sharing. Composition and depth of field really work especially in context with written text. This is such an evocative and refreshingly provocative work. Truly moving!
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Tristin Campbell said (31 Mar 2008):
Great photo, love the fog. Too bad the lady didn't just drop the ole book o' hate after that though.
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Tyler Gavett said (4 May 2008):
how do you meet these people and how do you get them to let you shoot them? it just seems like it would be really awkward. great photo by the way.
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Robin Smith gave props (11 Jun 2008):
amazing portrait and story!
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Kristina Evans-davis gave props (2 Aug 2008):
great story and amazing portrait.
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Bethany Anderson gave props (9 Jan 2009):
Great Photo. Wonderful Story.
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Christine Marsh gave props (28 Apr 2009):
Phenomenal shot!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (4 Jun 2009):
A very powerful and strong message, a brave woman to allow herself to be photographed after such sadness.
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Eric Sayah gave props (25 Jun 2009):
Sad story - excellent photo!
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Micci Shannon gave props (9 Sep 2009):
Great shot and very moving story. You can really see the sadness in her face and the background adds to the feel of the shot.
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