(1/5) It’s time we have a talk about the ignorance in Iraq. Last week, we posted a picture on Instagram to which resulted in 1000s of death threats. Here is the photo:

(2/5) many of people in Iraq felt the photo was “mocking” Iraq. Here’s one of our favorites:

(3/5)
Our intent of the picture was in no way made to humiliate Iraq, the point of the post was to share an inclusivity to the LGBTQ middle eastern people. We are proud of our middle eastern heritage as well as embracing something Iraq deems inhumane.

(4/5) Iraq is so rooted in hate that we are almost surprised how backward the thinking is.

Don’t be rooted with hate. Accept that you have faults and learn. We were born this way, the way God intended.

(5/5) General Question: How do you expect Iraqi immigrants to be fully accepted into the US if you can’t even accept your own brothers and sisters?