LA Blogger Gains National Notice For BornThisWay.com

Los Angeles-based blogger Paul V. started the photo and essay project BornThisWay.com in January as a way for gay adults to celebrate their childhood selves. Just a couple months later the blog has had over a million visitors, received submissions from over a dozen countries, and been featured on CNN and AOL.

“I really was not prepared at all for the level of connecting with people,” Paul told CNN. Along with all that attention has come a certain amount of homophobia from commentors, debate over nature vs.

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