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Gay Couple Gets Unexpected Surprise After Prom
Sometimes our brains are hardwired to expect the worse from people. It's always nice to be proven wrong.
D.G. Sciortino
05.17.18

Sometimes we jump to conclusions. Itโ€™s a very human response that stems from all the lessons and experiences weโ€™ve had that we apply to future experiences and events.

But it can cause us to unjustly judge and incorrectly assume things about people.

Though these reactions are mostly innocent and automatic, they are the foundation from which racism and prejudice grow. One man was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was wrong in his assumptions when he happened upon a bunch of โ€œbrosโ€ at the Jersey Shore.

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And this is a tough one. Weโ€™ve all seen MTVโ€™s The Jersey Shore and weโ€™ve all heard horror stories about violence, misogyny, and racism that occurs amongst groups of these drunken bros.

But Michael Del Moro found that these bros, while loud and provoking, were actually spreading some love on the Seaside Boardwalk.

Seaside is a haven for post-prom revelry and Del Moro happened upon a group of revelers during prom season. The group of rowdy gents were screaming at couples to kiss as they walked by a rooftop bar.

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Del Moro started to get nervous when he saw a gay couple walking down the street in matching tuxedos and holdings hands.

โ€œA short thread from here in Seaside Heights, NJ, whereโ€”not so long agoโ€”young men would shout the word โ€œf****tโ€ out their car window as weโ€™d stroll along the boardwalk,โ€ Del Moro, a Good Morning America producer who identifies as homosexual, Tweeted.

Del Moro was getting some late night ice cream on the boardwalk with his boyfriend, sister, and mother at the time.

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โ€œLast night, while out for Motherโ€™s Day with our families (read: getting some late-night ice cream because treat yourself!) we noticed a group of rowdy bros gathered on a rooftop bar obnoxiously yelling โ€œKISS HER!โ€ in unison at every apparent couple that passed by,โ€ he explains.

โ€œItโ€™s prom season here, so at that time of night youโ€™ll see high schoolers in their formal attire. As we walked by the rooftop bros, an adorable teenage gay couple passed us in perfectly fitting midnight blue tuxes, matching pink ties, holding hands.โ€

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Del Moro decided to check up on the couple when they targeted they gay couple in tuxedos.

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โ€œI looked at Alec (my boyfriend), my mom, my sister, and stopped to make sure the couple was okay as they walked byโ€ฆ worried that something might happen. The rooftop crew quickly switched from โ€œKISS HER!โ€ To โ€œKISS HIM!โ€

He soon realized that his concern was all for naught.

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โ€œAfter some hesitation, the young men kissedโ€ฆ and let me tell you: both the rooftop crew and everyone else on the boardwalk just went absolutely wild for them and we all breathed a sigh of relief,โ€ Del Moro explained.

Del Moro said this hopeful occurrence doesnโ€™t mean โ€œeverythingโ€™s fine.โ€

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But said that โ€œitโ€™s an encouraging moment for young LGBTQ folks out there.โ€ The tuxedo couple, Theodore Vidal and Colin Beyers, were thrilled to see that their story was shared on the internet.

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โ€œIt was so surprising that these guys were supporting us,โ€ Vidal, who was bullied after coming out, told BuzzFeed. โ€œEspecially after what Iโ€™ve gone through.โ€

Vidal and Beyers say they were fully expecting to be harassed by the Seaside bros.

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โ€œMachoism is such a thing here, so the fact that those guys cheered us on was shocking,โ€ Beyers explained. โ€œItโ€™s one of those small victories that makes the hard times worth it.โ€

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