Angry Neighbor Sends Hateful Christmas Card to Lesbian Moms Because of Pride Flags

A lesbian couple in Western Massachusetts has come forward after an anonymous neighbor sent them a less-than-jolly Christmas card. Melissa Sheehan of Wilbraham, Massachusetts said that she found the card on December 23, just days before Christmas. Sheehan and her wife Kelly live with their kids, who are 14- and 16-years-old. She said that one of her kids asked her last year why their family didn’t have any Pride gear outside their home, so they put up a rainbow flag, a Black Lives Matter sign, and a trans pride flag outside their house. The envelope had no return address but it was postmarked. It contained a card with a picture of Santa Claus stuck in the snow. But then she read what was inside: a hateful rant full of grammatical errors from someone who was mad about their flags. The letter started by saying, “Sheehan’s – I drive by regularly and wanted to drop you a note about your signs and flags. I love your = and pride flag but if you are = why do you have to put it in everyone's face? Seems you want to be special.” The letter went on to attack Democrats and President Biden, and was signed “your unequal neighbor" because apparently, equality for oppressed people means those who aren't discriminated against have to suffer. Kelly Gray-Sheehan posted an image of the sign to Facebook and tried to make it something positive by directing her friends to donate to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that fights LGBTQ suicide. With their post, the family managed to raise $500 for the organization.