Great story--you may have already read about Matt and Brother Orange, but if not...

[Noodle]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-fo...e-across-the-world-became-a-celebr#.vyamowqMG

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

That is incredibly touching.

 

[Noodle]

That is incredibly touching.

Check out the follow-up, when Brother Orange comes to America: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/brother-orange-meets-america#.twzBAZZ6X5

And I first head about all of this via the Sinica podcast from Popup Chinese: http://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/the-brother-orange-saga

 

[Noodle]

Check out the follow-up, when Brother Orange comes to America: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/brother-orange-meets-america#.twzBAZZ6X5

Seriously, the follow-up story about Brother Orange's visit to the U.S. is really cool. Only the worst of the worst cynics will not find it refreshing and filled with optimism. I especially like the description of how the American, Matt comes out to Bro for the first time. From the podcast, I think Matt later found out that Bro probably already knew Matt was gay. But I can only imagine that for Matt it must have been similar to coming out to his family.