People share loving photos of #TwoMenKissing after Orlando massacre
After Sunday's shooting tragedy, the hashtag #twomenkissing has sprung up for those wanting to show solidarity with the survivors and grieve those who lost their lives.
The motivations for Omar Mateen's crime, killing 50 people including himself, and injured 53 at Pulse, one of Orlando's premiere gay nightclubs, is still slowly becoming known. But Mateen's father, Seddique Mir Mateen, told NBC News that he believe his crime may have been motivated by homophobia. A few months before, Marteen allegedly erupted in anger after he saw two men kissing. In response, people from all across the world have been sharing photos of #TwoMenKissing, hoping to fight fear with loving displays of defiance.
Mateen's father believes his motivation was driven more by that homophobia than religious ideology.
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"Maybe that’s why he went after a gay club," Seddique Mir Mateen told NBC News.
Here's just a small sample of photos people have been sharing across social platforms. They're small moments of intimacy, with global ramifications.
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Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
