After the Pulse nightclub massacre happened in Orlando, Lauri and Cari Ryding (who have lived in Natick, Massachusetts for 23 years) decided they would put up a Pride flag. They went away on vacation and when they returned, they found that their rainbow flag had been stolen and their house had been egged. Cari told WCVB,

“It really is hard to feel someone hates you.”

But as the Boston Globe reported, their distress was replaced by something kind of magical and served to remind the couple why they loved their neighborhood. This Sunday, kids on bicycles delivered rainbow flags to house after house, more than 40 houses in all, who displayed them on fences, garages, doorways, and decks turning the neighborhood into a declaration of solidarity. Penni Rochwerger, who lives around the corner from the Rydings said,

“It just happened so quickly — the whole neighborhood said, ‘Get me a flag! Get me a flag! Get me a flag!’ If we can stop whatever hate is out there, I think that’s really important.”

More than 2/3 of homes in the neighborhood now fly rainbow-colored Pride flags in solidarity with the Rydings. Their neighbor Maura Gaughan said,

“The first thing when I heard about it. Alright, I’m going to put up a flag. We should all put up flags.”

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(via Towleroad)