MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts and his fiance Patrick Abner have joined the NOH8 Campaign.

The NOH8 Campaign is the silent protest which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California’s 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.

The 39-year-old Roberts publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation in 2006. He and Abner have been together since 2000. The couple announced their engagement via Twitter on June 25, 2011, one day after gay marriage was legalized in New York. Roberts, who grew up in Towson, Maryland, has also said he would like to marry in Maryland.

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The Jupiter Hotel will host a NOH8 Campaign open photoshoot from 5:00PM to 8:00PM Friday, May 4th, 2012. Partnering with The Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the campaign team is scheduled to set up a mobile studio in the Jupiter courtyard, where NOH8 co-founder and celebrity photographer Adam Bouska will take personal portraits of attendees.

The NOH8 Campaign developed as a silent photographic protest to the passing of California’s Proposition 8, a ban on equal marriage. The campaign, which uses interactive media to raise awareness for marriage equality and discrimination, is scheduled to make its first Portland, Oregon appearance. As an active partner of the LGBTQ community, the Jupiter Hotel was eager to support the underlying cause behind the photoshoot.

In further support of the NOH8 Pacific Northwest debut, the Jupiter Hotel is offering a 15% discounted room rate starting May 1st and continuing through May 8th, encouraging out-of-town travelers to make the trip. While reservations are necessary for a special room rate, guests will not be required to make reservations in order to participate in the photoshoot, to which guests should arrive at the Jupiter prepared to the photographed- makeup ready in the customary white shirt.

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