A homosexual couple have been ‘overwhelmed’ with help from their neighborhood after they had been despatched homophobic letters calling them ‘morons’.
Daniel Cooper and Nathan Jones, each 29, took over the village put up workplace in New Longton, close to Preston in Lancashire, final February.
They've since acquired 4 nameless hateful letters by the put up, together with one complaining that the couple had put up a rainbow flag throughout Delight month.
Somebody wrote final week: ‘Get that revolting flag down. It is a Christian village (three church buildings) and youngsters move by. What sort of morons are you?’
Daniel stated he was ‘shocked and mortified’ on the letters as he had by no means anticipated ‘something like that’ to come back by the door.
‘We aren't 100% positive if the messages have come from the identical individual, however the letters made us really feel soiled, like we're sinful, once we aren’t,’ Daniel added.
However the area people was not ready to let Daniel and Nathan really feel something however accepted and supported.
So virtually 200 villagers rallied within the rain on Tuesday to point out up exterior the put up workplace, maintain up rainbow flags and ‘ship a extremely clear message that outdated views and hate gained’t be tolerated’.
At one level, a 96-year-old man cried in entrance of Daniel as he received emotional whereas displaying his help.
Daniel stated: ‘This entire factor is past loopy, it has all occurred so quick as we solely acquired the letter final week. I'm overwhelmed at how many individuals turned up.
‘It simply goes to point out that love conquers hate and that there are such a lot of extra good individuals on the market than small-minded ones.
‘I've a thick pores and skin and the letters haven’t deterred us from working right here. In actual fact, it has pushed us to hold on and we've got acquired so many messages of help this morning.
‘This has now turn out to be nothing about us. It's about standing in opposition to oppression. Nobody ought to dictate your life.
‘We will have the Delight flag up if we wish to, simply because they don’t agree with it doesn’t imply we are able to’t have it up.’
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Metro.co.uk celebrates 50 years of Delight
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