A hashtag has been created to celebrate relationships between people of color.
Sri Lankan and African American💖 He really is the sweetest thing in my life. 7 years and counting🔐 #POCinlove
~Ethiopian and Palestinian~I saw this and had to show yalls how happy my man makes me, my other half 💖#PocInLove
Twitter account @BeautyInColor created the hashtag last year, and revived it last week for Valentine's Day.
I'm bringing back #PoCInLove. I hope to see lots of people participate.
By the way, I love you. 💕 #PoCInLove
#POCinlove bcos honestly have u ever seen a man so fine who knows so much about numbers and economics and stuff? 🇲🇺
The owner of the account told BuzzFeed News she created it after seeing a selection of romance books that only portrayed heterosexual white people in love.
i love her so much 💕 #PoCInlove
ghanaian & cambodian. almost 2 years strong and happy💘💑 #POCinLove
"There's not many stories out there about couples who are Arab and black or Filipino and Mexican or just black and black or Asian couples," she said. "There's really nothing about poly and LGBTQ+ couples that are people of color either."
Because after 2 years you still want to wake up to my morning breathe & deal with my mental disorder. The love of m… https://t.co/mJITwCT1r7
Flew from Borneo Island about 2 years ago and found him across the South China Sea. #PoCinLove
The hashtag really picked up steam over the last week.
Looking through this #PocInLove trend like:
Loving this hashtag. Esp as it reminds me of my sis and my Brazilian bro-in-law. #PoCInLove
Beauty in Color said the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, although there have been some negative comments from outside the community.
the cutest mexican/dominican/honduran couple you'll ever see #POCinlove 💕
his kindness makes me fall in love w him harder everyday. never met such a caring person like him. #PocInLove ❤
"People don't realize when you're not included in mainstream representation, you create your own representation," she said. "Hence how I started my page."
she's my likkle guyanese guinep, i'm her trini bae lol. i'm chinese/indian/portuguese. she's my best friend 💙💙… https://t.co/aitjQXIf2w
It's hard to show affection when we're breaking social norms, but hey, progress never comes if we're stagnant and o… https://t.co/j7t0uojqKU
Basically.
me seeing #pocinlove, seeing us prosper and find one another in a country that wants to put us down