Space Declared LGBTQ Friendly as Pride Flag is Sent 21.1 Miles Over Earth: WATCH
The global nonprofit organization Planting Peace just sent a Pride flag into space for the first time, to
make a point:
On August 17, Planting
Peace sent the first pride flag into space, and in doing so, declared
space LGBTQ friendly. The primary purpose of this declaration is to
support the ongoing fight for the fundamental human rights of our LGBTQ
family, moving us closer
to a universal understanding that all people deserve to live freely and
love freely without fear and discrimination.
To achieve this, we used a high altitude balloon with a GoPro attached,
and launched just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pride flag was
airborne for just over three hours before making its way back to earth.
At its peak altitude, the flag soared 21.1
miles above the earth’s surface.
Our hope was to create the largest safe SPACE possible for our LGBTQ
community. It also offered us a chance to reinforce, in a peaceful,
beautiful way, our ongoing message to our LGBTQ family:
You are loved, valued and beautiful.
There is nothing wrong with you.
You are not alone, and we will stand with you.
Now if Elon Musk could
just get us to Mars.
VIDEO: http://www.towleroad.
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