02/24/2025
Seeing my 100% review rating go down after being a victim of a fraudulent business review because I don't support homophobia in midwest photography (or anywhere for that matter) is weird and was definitely not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are. Someone I have never met and never done work with has left a fake review on this page and another photographers fb page. Idk how they chose who to direct their anger towards but I seem to have been a lucky one. FB also allows review posters to delete responses to the reviews which is odd but that's why this post is being made.
I never posted a fake review or slandered anyones name. While on my personal account, I liked a few reviews I saw calling out blatant homophobia in a midwest photography business. I will 1000% ALWAYS speak out against homophobia, racism, transphobia, and any other type of generalized hatred toward humans just trying to live their own lives without hurting anyone. Enough people were already voicing that and I didn't need to put flame "in the fire", so to speak. I did share someone else's experience on my personal page, privately. The original post has been shared over 740 times, people care.
It's insane to me that people can still be so cruel behind closed doors/ in messages and try to save face in public while not being honest openly about the type of clients they refuse to work with.
If you want to be a photographer but don't want to work with people who are gay, then by all means state OPENLY that you only want heteros*xual/ man & woman couples so the wonderful people who don't fit that bigoted box can avoid you all together.
It's super gross to have conversations about weddings or photoshoots with potential couples who are in such a special time in their lives full of happiness and anticipation only to essentially say, "I'll take your money, but not if your gay, unless you're alone or single because that lifestyle doesn't fit my personal religious beliefs."
Which now I quote what was said to a potential wedding client by the homophobic photographer in Ohio:
"Before we move forward, I did want to ask you about the wedding. Please know that I am attempting to ask this with tact and respect. I noticed that your significant others name is Gabby. Will this be a same s*x marriage? I ask because I don't photograph same s*x relationships or weddings. I would be more than happy to photograph either of you individually, but not as a couple. I have devoted a lot of time to studying and reading the bible before making this decision, and that is what ultimately guides my decision on this matter. The bible creates a fundamental picture of what a relationship should look like (between one man and one woman), and then builds upon that idea throughout the scripture. If this is the case, please understand that I mean no disrespect and have no malice towards you or your partner. In fact, I am attempting to love you by communicating what the bible tells us. I hope that you can respect this as it is my religious belief. If this is not a proposal; between two people of the same s*x, then please accept my apology for being presumptuous."
I'll leave on this note,
Leaving fraudulent reviews for a business because you have an issue with someone personally is embarrassingly immature.
Your personal beliefs should not negatively affect others lives.
I do not support hatred or bigotry at all.
I do respect honesty and transparent values.
LOVE IS LOVE.
LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC people are safe here!
I travel for weddings locally & internationally.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷
With love and light,
Trinity.
