This article was made on October 29,2018 by Tim Fitzsimons. Keith Miller and Jeff Pellissier ,a recently married couple,enjoyed a day of snorkeling, picnicking, and hiking on Wisteria Island and they were on their what back home to Key West.Before they could make it back home, they saw a boat traveling toward them at high speed.Christopher Yarema and Stephanie Burnham were in the boat and the pair got out in the knee-deep water. Jeff Pellissier said that man(Christopher Yarema) yelled," Hey,Speedo man, what are you doing here, get the f*** off my island, you f*g".In response to Christopher, Miller replied " we are leaving, and we want nothing but peace". Pellissier said that Stephanie punched him in the face, broke his sunglasses, and hit him with an oar. She also threatened to kill the couple if they did not get off of the island.Their inflatable dinghy(a small, inflatable boat) was also deflated by Christopher Yarema.
This really saddens me to know that two people who love each other can't enjoy their day together without getting interrupted by rude and hateful comments and actions. This article relates to history because in the past, many people have been ridiculed for being apart of the LGBTQ community.I believe that this was written so people could be aware of what's going on today and to let people know that hate crimes like this is still happening.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-men-reportedly-attacked-knife-wielding-slur-yelling-couple-n925911
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