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Pig kiss: The photo that represents Pride

By Raziel Reid • June 14, 2014 2:59 pm EDT

I generally think fuck the po-lice, but sometimes when I see those boys in their uniforms, I mean it literally.

DJ Stalter, a police officer from Arlington, Virginia, kissed his boyfriend Mark Raimondo during the DC Pride parade in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters. The photo has since gone viral, in part thanks to Westboro, whose tweet backfired when their attempt at shaming made the shot the perfect emblem of 2014 Pride:

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