The gay pri adaptatn of the World War II flag-raisg on Iwo Jima prompted outrage and a ath threat last week.
Contents:
- IWO JIMA MAR, GAY PRI AND A PHOTO ADAPTATN THAT SPAWNS FURY
- GAY PRI ADAPTATN OF INIC IWO JIMA PHOTO DRAWS BACKLASH ON SOCIAL MEDIA
IWO JIMA MAR, GAY PRI AND A PHOTO ADAPTATN THAT SPAWNS FURY
More than a ago, photographer Ed Freeman set out to pture the gay rights stggle a photograph for the ver of Frontiers, a gay magaze. ”Reactn on Twter also clud a lot of cricism:Alterg the Amerin flag lors && tryg to remake the "Raisg the Flag on Iwo Jima" photograph wh the gay pri flag is gradg— Taylor Murry (@taymurryy) July 1, 2015.
Freeman, who is gay, also was blasted on Facebook after postg his gay pri Iwo Jima image along wh a msage sayg never occurred to him that would “someday e to symbolize the victory we are celebratg today. “Im all for gay rights and equal for all but DO NOT DISRESPECT THOSE WHO SERVED, SACRIFICED, AND DIED FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM, ” wrote one mentor rponse. “The prciple plat that people have is that I am equatg the gay stggle wh the ntributn and sacrifice of Amerin servicemen, ” he said.
They’re already on edge bee of the gay marriage cisn. “One of them said, ‘Well, why don’t you have an astront plantg a gay flag on the moon? On June 26, photographer Ed Freeman posted a picture he took more than a ago for the ver of Frontiers, a gay magaze, that shows four male mols plantg a gay pri flag siarly to how the six soldiers planted the flag at Iwo Jima 70 years ago.
GAY PRI ADAPTATN OF INIC IWO JIMA PHOTO DRAWS BACKLASH ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The backlash agast the photograph was fierce, acrdg to The Washgton Post, wh many social media ers sayg that parg the sacrifice of Amerin soldiers World War II wh the stggle for gay rights was disrpectful. "Alterg the Amerin flag lors && tryg to remake the "Raisg the Flag on Iwo Jima" photograph wh the gay pri flag is gradg, " one er said.