Gay Dads Gain Ad Campaign

One year ago, the photo you see below was posted on Instagram and it went viral instantly...do you remember?

Photo that went viral. Photo by Instagram

Kordale Lewis (l) and Kaleb Anthony's (r) viral picture which shows them doing their daughter's hair for school in the morning, most certainly "caused an effect" that triggered both positive and negative feelings amongst many Americans; some remarks were endearing while others reeked of homophobia and hate. 

Although this openly gay couple visually shared with Instagram followers their family's daily routine, the hoopla over this picture took on a life of it's own which lead the couple to becoming Nikon's newest campaign for the modern family, and lead Kaleb Lewis, an engineer at AT&T, to writing his personal memoir titled "Picture Perfect?"

As gay marriage continues to take America by storm, same-sex couples raising children isn't a "new" thing -- just new to widespread media that for a long time chose to shun these particular families -- following a societal trend that has been ever changing over the last few years.

Great job Nikon, in choosing this very happy and beautiful family to endorse your products! 

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First Openly Gay Draft Pick Michael Sam Proposes to Boyfriend

Michael Sam (pictured kneeling left); Vito Cammisano

Michael Sam proposed on his 25th birthday to the love of his life Vito Cammisano, outside the Vatican as they vacationed in Europe. 

Sam wrote on his Facebook wall, "Thank you for making my 25th birthday a very special one." The athlete also said on Twitter on Friday, "Thank you for saying yes."

Same-sex marriage has taken America by storm and is now legal in 36 states with Florida becoming the most recent add-on -- making only 14 states yet to conform as the U.S. Supreme Court is currently deciding whether states can ban gay marriage. 

Congrats to the obviously happy couple!

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