With so much good news, we cannot overlook the murders of queer people around the world, including Vladislav Tornovoi of Russia. Horrific and outrageous

Vladislav Tornovoi, 23, was attacked by two men in the city of Volgograd, who mutilated his genitals and raped him with a beer bottle. 

In an murder which has sparked outrage across Russia and overseas, the young man's face was smashed with a rock and was then set on fire. 

Tornovoi was allegedly killed shortly after coming out as gay to friends during a boozy Victory Day celebration. Two men aged 22 and 27-years-old - who were reportedly Tornovoi's friends, are under arrest on suspicion of killing him.