After Couple's Rainbow Flag Vandalized And House Egged, Neighbours Put Up 40 Flags In Support

                  

Story out of Natick, Massachsuetts: 

Earlier this week, Lauri and Cari Ryding came home from holiday to find that their pride flag had been stolen and their house at been egged.

Cari, 49, has lived in the neighbourhood in Natick, Massachusetts, for 23 years. She raised her family there, before separating from her husband 10 years ago.

And, four years ago, when wife Lauri, 52, moved in, she immediately felt welcomed.

So they were shocked at the vandalism – it was the first time they’d experienced prejudice where they lived. But then the response from their neighbours totally restored their faith.

After reporting the vandalism to the police, Cari reached out to her neighbours to see if anyone had seen anything and, she said, ‘the results have been miraculous’.

Dozens of rainbow flags were requested from local organisation the Rainbow Peace Flag Project, which gives them away for free, and, one by one, they went up – on porches, in front gardens, on fences.

‘I have known for 23 years of living here how amazing these people are – but today if you drive around our Natick neighborhood – you will see 40 flags hanging in solidarity for the message of equality, diversity and human connection,’ Cari wrote on her Facebook page. Cont.

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