Photocollage



The kiss. 

A line of police officers surrounds the church-going protestors, with signs that read, “You will burn in Hell” “And God said….”

I begin to snap photographs of this juxtaposition. A lesbian couple walks in front of them and I yell out, “Hey. Stop right there. I think you should kiss. I’ll take a picture.” I smile and they wave and turn to one another. The religious leaders begin to point and scoff. I take a photo. 



The layered imbalance, the showing of anger and disgust frames the women’s love, their passion. They stop and turn to say something to the men watching, jeering. I don’t know what they said, but I do know the men laugh. At them.

Then, a police officer walks by them, a female police officer. She dismisses their call to get the lesbians away from them. “Well, you shouldn’t have shown up to a gay parade then.” I laugh and give her a grand smile.