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Pedro Aunión Monroy, 42, died on Friday after falling 100 feet to his death at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid. The acrobat had been warming up before a set by Green Day and fell from his harness. But while more than 34,000 people witnessed the tragic moment, it’s the beautiful message Monroy left his boyfriend with that has the world talking now. “I can’t wait to see my beautiful boyfriend. Love, come to my arms!” he wrote Thursday on Facebook. Monroy...

'For anyone who's had to hide who they are, I've got your back' A straight New York City cop has shared an LGBTI Pride message on Facebook that is so powerful and point that it has gone viral. He identifies himself only as ‘Huge Fat Loser’ and posts a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt that reads: ‘I may be straight but I don’t hate.’ He then shares a list of reasons why he worked last weekend’s Pride event. It’s a thorough and...

Discrimination takes many forms. In this case, it takes the form of a stuck-up parent who was determined to raise her children as bigots. Michael Neri is a 26-year-old drama teacher from Kidderminster who was told by a mother that she was withdrawing her children from his class. Apparently, Neri’s “lifestyle” didn’t fit with her Christian beliefs. Clearly she didn’t get the memo on love for all of God’s children. Where this might be a crushing blow to the confidence...

It’s been a difficult year for human rights. Many parts of the world, including Russia, Turkey and parts of Africa and the Middle East, seem to be going backwards, particularly if you are female or LGBT. The Brexit vote in the UK has seen a rise in intolerance and hate crimes, including a 147% increase in homophobic attacks. The election of Donald Trump in the US is believed to be having a similar effect, and his new team includes a...

A gay father has written a powerful message to his friends and family who voted for Trump. Michael Anderson addressed his Facebook friends with an essay that nails why he doesn’t feel secure in his country anymore, and why the outcome of the Presidential elections has erased his and his families sense of belonging. He starts of the post by acknowledging that he understands why his acquaintances may have voted for Tump, and supports change. However, he goes on to explain that...

The 25-year-old Olympic skier shared a personal photo of himself and boyfriend Matthew Wilkas. Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy celebrated National Kissing Day by posting a photo of him and boyfriend Matthew Wilkas to Instagram. The 25-year-old former Attitude cover star, who was one of the first men from the world of action sports to come out, also reminded his followers that coming out isn’t something that can be rushed. “The objective of this day, first and foremost, isn’t to force anybody out of...

The father of a 13-year-old Staten Island teen who hanged himself this week after being mercilessly harassed by bullies at Holy Angels Catholic Academy posted a heartbreaking video to Facebook about what his family has been put through. Daniel Fitzpatrick, his son, left a two-page letter before taking his own life. “I gave up,” the teen scrawled on two sides of a single sheet of paper. “The teachers . . . they didn’t do anything,” he said, pouring his heart onto the page. …His parents said...

Venezuelan artist Daniel Arzola performed his latest collection of posters "No Soy Tu Chiste (I Am Not Your Joke)" where sexuality goes side by side with politics. This collection bears a very important message. It's "artivism" a term which Arzola uses to coin his unique approach. "Since I was a teenager I had been creating art with a purpose, with a social voice, a cry in a universal language," Arzola said in his latest interview. "I started with poems, then photography, and finally illustration....

After an extremely weird dream about his ex, Dylan woke up to a very sweat soaked bed. He sat up and looked around, wiping his forehead. He couldn’t believe the dream he had just dreamt wasn’t real. He missed Daniel. He loved him. He wanted to be his again. He knew that would never be possible again. Dylan got out of bed and went to his laptop. He was going to write Daniel a message, when he realized he...