As a white 20 year old male living in London, I am disgusted by the recent events that have transpired in the US. I've had discussions with friends of mine about the killings (murder, to be more exact) of the innocent African American men in both Louisiana and Minnesota. I've explained to them that, although the shootings have made global news, police killing unarmed African American men happens very frequently in the US. My dad even gasped at the statistics, but due to being on social media, I was already aware of these brutal attacks.

Race is such a MASSIVE issue in the US, and it's not like that here at all. We may speak the same language, but the culture of the US and UK are completely different. America is so backwards in its ideology and views. It upsets me so much. I'm gay and racism upsets me so much more than homophobia even. It's disgusting and my heart goes out to those who have experienced such racism.