Powerful portraits of LGBTQ women aim to raise breast cancer awareness

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Powerful portraits of LGBTQ women aim to raise breast cancer awareness
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A new photographic ****** called "Beautiful LGBTI Women" isn't just striking to look at: It also raises awareness for an important cause.

The black and white portrait ****** of female-identifying members of the LGBTQ community was created by Australian photographer, Lisa White, in association with BreastScreen Victoria to encourage more women in the community to get breast cancer checks.*

SEE ALSO: Beautiful portraits of kids with LGBT parents line Sydney street (http://mashable.com/2016/02/18/portraits-lgbt-children-australia/)


White, who works under the name "The Social Photographer," reached out to the LGBTQ community directly for help finding her subjects.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/lgbti-portraits-breast-cancer-screening/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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