We’re in 2018 but something as simple as going on a date or holding hands is still pretty scary for lots of people in the LGBT+ community. So, imagine how nervous these two teens must have felt when they decided to go to prom together.
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Theodore Vidal and Colin Beyers, from Seaside Heights in New Jersey, had been dating for a while and decided to go to their school’s annual shindig as a couple. As you can see, the pics of the pair together are pretty adorable:
On prom night, they were walking along the town’s boardwalk in their matching tuxedos to take a few selfies when they heard group of guys shouting from the top of a roof.
“It’s South Jersey. Guys pick on us for being gay a lot,” Vidal told Buzzfeed. “It’s an area where you normally would get picked on and discriminated against.”
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American journalist Michael Del Moro happened to be in the area and witnessed the scene unfold. His Twitter thread detailing what happened next is absolutely worth a read; just make sure you have your hankies at the ready because if this doesn’t make you shed a few happy tears then you’re obviously a stone-hearted demon monster…
LGBT+ people still face immense discrimination, violence and even death around the world – but it’s nice everyone once in a while to see that, in small pockets, slowly but surely, things might be getting better. Good for you guys!
(Image: Getty)
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