Self Evident Truths

Happy Wednesday! I know I have been posting more TED talks recently, but they are just so good and I can't help myself! I just love how informative and personal they can be, and in less than 20 minutes, I am much more informed or inspired about a particular issue. I loved IO Tillett Wright's talk today about the concepts of gender, sexuality, marriage equality, and her project called Self Evident Truths. She is a photographer with a goal of taking pictures of anyone who identifies as not 100% straight because she believes that anyone who looks at these unadulterated and unedited photographs of real people puts a human face to equal rights movement. The name for the project, Self Evident Truths, comes directly from the Declaration of Independence from the quote "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Anyway, I strongly urge you to watch the TED talk, but if 18 minutes is too long for you, I included a less than 3 minute version below, so you can still get a great idea about the talk and the issue at hand.

Happy viewing! As always, feel free to leave comments!