In the wake of the monumental Supreme Court decision that made it legal for same sex couples to get married, several million activists have performed a mass celebration by adding a rainbow hue to their social media profile pictures. In addition to the risky move of demonstrating their radical political beliefs to the world, many of these hardcore activists have taken their political actions further by posting article links from The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and other well-written leftist news sources.

Jasyn Papier, a sophomore studying mechanical engineering, was one of the many brave revolutionaries who recently changed his profile picture. “I remember June 26 like it was yesterday,” reminisced Papier. “I woke up and picked up my copy of USA Today. With the sports section as a coaster for my coffee, I read the headline ‘Supreme Court strikes down bans on same-sex marriage.’ I smiled ear to ear and even let out a little fist bump in celebration. Without reading the article, I posted a picture of the newspaper and my breakfast to my Instagram with the caption ‘#loveislove #pride.’ It felt really great to be part of making history.”

Despite not having taken part in any pride march or at the very least realizing the existence of NC State’s GLBT Center, Papier said he felt very proud of his post’s record 234 likes. “Instagram was not enough for me though. I had to spread the great news so that the whole world could hear! So I applied the rainbow effect to my profile picture to let all my friends know that #lovewins.” 

Not all reactions to Papier’s landmark have been quite as positive. According to Papier, three of his acquaintances have unfriended him from Facebook and one sent a passive-aggressive message to him. Papier has bravely weathered this opposition saying, “All revolutionaries suffer for their cause. I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”

Papier said he would engage in a heightened level of social discourse with his peers for at least until the new Caitlyn Jenner reality TV show comes on. When asked about his stance on other challenges the LGBT community faces, such as discrimination and alarming homelessness, suicide and HIV rates, Papier responded, “Oh yeah, those are bad too, I guess.”

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