Multiple news agencies, including the New York Times, are reporting that a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, allegedly having been shot down by Russian-led separatist militants with an anti-aircraft missile.

This isn’t “an LGBT story.” But it is a human story, and something we should all care about. Besides the fact that this could spark world war, we should remember that the families and friends of 295 people are now mourning the loss of their loved ones.