Man Behind Iconic Photo of Mexican Boy Standing Up to 11K Homophobes Receives Death Threats Joe Morgan - Gay Star News
go to original September 19, 2016

This is the photo that made waves around the world earlier this month showing a 12-year-old who stood up to 11,000 protestors as they marched through Mexico in a protest against same-sex marriage. (Manuel Rodriguez/Twitter)

The photographer behind the iconic photo of a 12-year-old boy standing up to 11,000 marching homophobes in Mexico is receiving death threats.

Manuel Rodriguez has spoken out to reveal he has been the victim of horrific threats online after taking the picture that went viral around the world.

Rodriguez took the picture of a 12-year-old boy bravely standing up and trying to block the National Front for the Family march in Celeya, one of several marches around the country to stop the legalization of same-sex marriage.

He revealed he has been called homophobic slurs as well, and even receiving threatening phone calls and letters addressed to his home.

‘I got a call on Tuesday calling me a faggot, telling me that I’m going to pay for photographing the march,’ Rodriguez told Universal.

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Photo: Twitter/Manuel Rodriguez

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