This just in from boston.com:
An LGBTQ-friendly senior housing project in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood was found vandalized with hate speech Sunday morning.
LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit that works to create affordable housing for LGBTQ+ seniors, said in a Facebook post Sunday that signs at The Pryde — their current housing project in Hyde Park — had anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech spray-painted on them.
“We were heartbroken to wake up this morning to the terrible news that The Pryde was vandalized overnight with hate speech and threats spray-painted on virtually every sign,” the non-profit wrote.
Pictures of the vandalism show frequent use of the derogatory f-word for homosexuals, as well as threats towards LGBTQ+ people and The Pryde itself. …
The non-profit and LGBTQ+ activists organized a rally outside The Pryde for 4 p.m. Sunday to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.
“We will not let bullies and cowards stop our work to create safe and welcome affordable housing for our LGBTQ elders. We will not let hate go unchallenged in Hyde Park,” the non-profit wrote on Facebook.
At the rally, supporters held signs that read: “Boston stands united against hate,” “being gay is not a choice, hate is,” and “love is love.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu attended the rally.
She provided the statement below to boston.com Sunday evening.
“The Pryde will be a treasure for our city as the first LGBTQ-friendly senior housing development in Massachusetts, bringing affordable housing to a welcoming and inclusive community,” she said in the statement.
“…These cowardly, hateful acts of vandalism have only made our support louder and our commitment more forceful—we will move even faster to deliver this beautiful project into a welcoming community who stand together with love and joy. We will not be intimidated in our work to make Boston a city for everyone.”
Read the complete boston.com article here.
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