Anti-gay vandals have terrorized 2 teachers for over a year. They say their town is doing nothing. - LGBTQ Nation

""We never thought something like that would happen to us. From one day to the next, our lives were turned upside-down.""

""Now we lock everything, we check everything. We stopped trusting our neighbors so much.""

Alain and Hugo, a gay couple and teachers in Lairoux, France, have endured years of anti-gay vandalism since October 2024. Their ordeal began with a threatening message on their front door and escalated to a break-in where their home was vandalized with homophobic graffiti. Despite living peacefully in the town for eight years, they now feel unsafe and distrustful of their neighbors. The couple has called out the local government for failing to provide adequate support against the ongoing harassment they face.

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