Wow !!! This Gay Couple Re-Created Their Pride Photo 24 Years Later And It Has People Emotional

Nick Cardello, 54, and Kurt English, 52, met in 1992, and have been together for exactly 25 years. They're now married and living in Tampa, Florida.

Cardello and English's 25th anniversary was significant for many obvious reasons, and one way the couple decided to celebrate was by attending the Equality March in Washington, DC, last weekend.

Cardello told BuzzFeed News that in the days leading up to the march, he started sharing "more affectionate" photos of the pair on Facebook, including this throwback photo of him kissing English when they attended the March on Washington in 1993. This particular photo was significant to Cardello for personal reasons, he said. "[It] was a kind of second coming-out for us."

"Most of [the photos] have been kind of generic — a lot of people get kind of sensitive to seeing images of gay men kissing, so I've always resisted posting them on social media," Cardello explained.

This year, however, he decided it was "important for people to see that image."

"It's who we are."

And last week, while they were in DC again, the couple decided to re-create that kissing photo — 24 years later in the exact same location on the National Mall.

Cardello said he shared the photos to his social media soon afterward, as it was simply a sweet moment for their relationship.

But he had no idea what significance and impact the photos would have for hundreds of thousands of strangers online.

Cardello said he and English started getting messages and calls from friends telling them their photos had gone viral on almost every social media platform.