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PHOTOS: See These Gay Skydivers Plummet to Earth

PHOTOS: See These Gay Skydivers Plummet to Earth

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The 2015 Rainbow Boogie brought a very niche group together.

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The skies over Perris, Calif., were filled with LGBT folks last weekend, as the 2015 Rainbow Boogie brought queer thrill-seekers together 14,000 feet above land.

The annual event, organized by the gay group Rainbow Skydive, is four days of camraderie and jumps. But we're not just talking a simple leap out of a plane; divers took part in "big-ways," which involves a group of divers coming together in freefall to make specific formations. There were also "wingsuit flocks," where divers are outfitted with inflating suits that form wings and allow them to fly like birds, often together in prearranged formations.

Among the participants were world champion skydiver Dan Brodksy-Chenfeld -- who also runs Skydive Perris, where the event was held -- and Rainbow Skydive founder Mark Rejhon. Check out images from this year's event as well as past years below.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.