As reports of anti-LGBT harassment and assault are popping up across the nation, one community is stepping up to show love in the face of hate.
When Rachel Blankenship-Tucker woke up the morning after election day in Virginia, she discovered that the Clinton/Kaine sign in her and her wife’s yard was vandalized with an anti-gay slur.
“I don’t mind somebody calling me a fag — I can handle it — but it was just the action,” she told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “This is a really peaceful little area and, I don’t know, we’ve just not ever really been treated like that before.”
But instead of removing the sign, Rachel decided to leave it up in the hopes it might spark meaningful conversations.
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And her neighbors noticed. Before long, the graffiti covered sign was surrounded by messages of love and support for the couple, including: “Love prevails,” “This family’s love is a gift to our community,” and “Respect & love are more powerful [than] fear & hate.”