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#HeterosexualPrideDay Map

As a follow-up to @GrandREvans post on #HeterosexualPrideDay, I thought this was poignant.
Credit to Jack Bouffard via Facebook. (Imzy isn't letting my copy+paste at the moment or I'd share the link.)
HeterosexualPrideDay is trending on Facebook and Twitter.
In honor of that, here's a map to raise awareness.
In green are all the countries where heterosexuals are given less rights than homosexuals.
In blue are all the countries where it is illegal to be heterosexual.
In red are all the countries where you'll be sentenced to death for being heterosexual or suspicion of heterosexuality.
In orange are all the countries where it's still legal to be kidnapped and tortured with "reparative therapy" for being heterosexual.
Heartbreaking. Shameful. Disturbing.




It's very easy to forget how privileged you are when you don't have to worry about any of these things. Thank you for posting this. Our sentiments on Twitter during the last days were much the same: HetPrideDay really isn't necessary. <3
Yeah, the more I think about this, the more pissed off I am by the idea of Heterosexual Pride Day.
Orlando happened less than two weeks before this hashtag went viral. Gay men in Ivory Coast were attacked two days ago after the US embassy posted photos of them supporting the Orlando victims. A trans person here in Seattle was beaten less than a week before last weekend's pride parade.
Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/gay-men-attacked-ivory-coast-photo-orlando-victims-homophobia-us-embassy-a7111111.html
http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/trans-person-beaten-bloody-on-capitol-hill
This hashtag feels like a slap in the face. It's not enough that we have to live with all the normal anxieties, discrimination, and trauma. It's not enough that the media still treats us like disposable curiosities. Now we're being mocked for it, too.
EDIT: At least we have sarcasm to carry us through this difficult time. Happy Heterosexual Pride Day today (and tomorrow, and the day after that...) http://www.seriously.tv/posts/happy-heterosexual-pride-day