
“That love is bigger than the discrimination against a family like theirs.” “They’ve come together. Kristin Cannon, a friend of the lesbian couple, said that “especially in the climate we’re in, it just shows there are a lot of people who have a lot of love in their hearts.


Isn’t it cool?’” Illinois neighbours explain why they’re all flying the Pride flag Every time they’d have a friend come over they’d be like: ‘Hey, look at our flag. “The girls loved it, and not just because it’s pretty.
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Pictured is Casey Handal, wearing Ellen’s Love Script Sweater to show that #LoveWins ?️? Read the full story in the post shared by ED Ellen DeGeneres on at 7:51am PST After their gay flag had been stolen, dozens of neighbors shared their support by putting gay flags on their mailboxes. We were so moved by story of the #love and #kindness of their community. On Facebook, she added: “We are so lucky to live in a community who loves and supports us so much.” “I think it makes it all worth it if this crummy thing that happened can lead to spreading more joy and happiness in the world.” “The fact that this story might make someone smile, maybe it’s not so bad, and maybe the hate we see so much is not the mass of people but individuals,” she said. Handal said the locals’ actions had turned the story into a positive one. Casey Handal and Zadette Rosado have replaced the Pride flag in their garden (zadette rosado/facebook) Several dozen neighbours have also volunteered to act as Secret Santas, dropping off gifts like candy, mugs and socks for the women and their two daughters, nine-year-old Payton and seven-year-old Reese, until New Year’s Eve, when the pair are set to marry. I felt like it was one thing I could do to show support-just something little.” “I just feel inundated in the media and everywhere I look, all those terrible stories. “I’m so sick of all this hate,” Filian explained. In response, high school social worker Kimberly Filian announced on the app that she had bought four dozen Pride flags so that Fox Point residents could show they supported LGBT+ people. Illinois lesbian couple’s neighbours come to their aid Handal reported the incident to police in Illinois, who haven’t made any arrests, and posted about it on local social network Nextdoor to see if anyone in their Fox Point neighbourhood had seen the theft happen.

A lesbian couple in Illinois had their Pride flag stolen-so their neighbours bought dozens to display on their homes.Ĭasey Handal and Zadette Rosado realised on December 9 that the rainbow flag flying in their backyard had been taken and replaced with an American flag, which Handal told the Chicago Tribune was a “premeditated” and “intolerant” act.
