“Often, when you see two men together the stereotype is very different from a Montana ranch, and much different from how we live and how we feel, which I think is one reason we’ve had a lot of support and positive feedback off of this set of photos. “Ben is in the Navy, and he will be gone for months on end, so they’re a nice thing to have during those times.” But he's also been overwhelmingly pleased by people’s reaction to them.
Just try and find someone who likes to hunt.’ And Ben loves to hunt, so no problems there.”īrandon says that these photos were originally intended for purely personal use, but he's happy to share them with a wider audience. “ was the person I was most nervous to tell, but wound up being the easiest,” Brandon says. The twins Mike (L) and Zach (R) are Gay, Iraqi Instagram models (Photo by zakartwins/Instagram) In one of their most recent videos, they told their brilliant coming out story on YouTube. The Stonewall Riots that began in the wee hours of June 28, 1969,1 lasted six nights and catapulted the issue of sexual liberation out of the Dark Ages and into.
Despite the region’s general conservatism - Brandon says his father is “somewhat of a self-proclaimed redneck” - they’ve experienced incredible support. The two met a little over a year ago, and now live together in Washington State, but they go back to visit Brandon’s family in Montana as often as they can. Brandon grew up around the ranch and, as a couple, they’re united by their love of the open-air Montana lifestyle. From the prim-and-proper, to bearded hipsters, tattooed bikers, and military types, images pop up daily to remind us how beautiful love is in all its diversity.įor Brandon and Benjamin, having photographer Brian Powers shoot them on a ranch outside Missoula, Montana, was about capturing their relationship in its most natural environment. It's not just big cities and metropolitan areas or guys in bowties. Marriage equality is sweeping across the nation, and one of the most touching effects is that attention is being drawn to same-sex love in many different places people might not expect.