LGBT
The Story Behind This "Long Live The Lesbians" Brick That's All Over The Internet
"You never really know the impact that your life has on the world until you hear about things like this."
Posted on May 19, 2017, at 10:16 a.m.
Sarah Karlan
BuzzFeed News Reporter
At Russell Sage College, a women's college in Troy, New York, students often have the opportunity to purchase and engrave a brick which will become a physical part of the campus for years to come.
According to the school's website, bricks can showcase "names, memorable dates, class years, small graphics and more."
Thanks to the internet, one brick in particular has taken on a life of its own. Its message is simple and direct: "Long live the lesbians!"
"I go to a women’s college," the caption of the photo reads. The image was taken and posted to Tumblr by a former student.
"We have a walkway where bricks can be purchased by alumnae. Most just say names or class years/mascots. But this one. This one is special. It speaks to me."
Clearly, the brick spoke to a lot of people. The original photo has now been shared over 300,000 times and has been re-shared in various forms since the first photo of it was posted three years ago.
Thanks to the internet (and alumni Facebook pages) the original bricklayer herself, a Russell Sage '00 alum named Rebecca Borello, came forward.