They were all following in the footsteps of generations of gay photographers, everyone from Robert Mapplethorpe to Alasdair McLellan to more obscure names like Alvin Baltrop, who insisted through the years in recording same-sex affection – to affirm their existence in a world that denied their sexuality, to record their own history, or simply to exalt, to use a phrase from modern parlance, the idea that “love is love.” Here, to coincide with gay pride month, is a selection of images from a variety of sources – the new Mapplethorpe retrospective at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, an exhibit on 1970’s queer culture which was at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, Tom Bianchi’s celebrated monograph on the Fire Island Pines – that together celebrate a simple but powerful image: #TwoMenKissing. intimate and standing close by, outdoors. Two men, gay couple hugging each other kissing, face to face. Upper body shot, two men, gay couple kissing. One of them is hugging the other one from behind. In response, everyday men across the country took to their social media channels to post pictures and selfies kissing friends, lovers, strangers. Stock photo of two caucasian homosexual men kissing in their apartment. It was a reference to an interview where the shooter’s father suggested his son’s motivation was homophobia, recalling an incident where his son had become enraged by the sight of two men kissing. In the aftermath of the senseless killings in Orlando, Florida, a hashtag began trending on social media: #TwoMenKissing. Valentine's Day Kissing GIFs 79 Types of Kisses Everyone Should Experience at Least Once.
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