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In the First and Second World Wars, armies on all sides used carrier pigeons as a means of communications, reconnaissance, and intelligence. There was also a booming business in gas masks for children and animals. This series plays with archival images of children and animals within various apparatus of wartime.

The Tug of War / Vilnius 2010

May 8, 2010
The Tug of War / Vilnius 2010

I heard news today from Lithuanian friends about the Gay Pride Tolerance Parade in Vilnius this afternoon – the first parade of its kind in the history of Lithuania that took place under pressure from the EU community, despite 75% disapproval by Lithuanians.  Any substantive gay rights organizing has long been banned by the same government...
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BumbleMoth (image by Paetrick Schmidt)

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