The couple regularly receives messages of support or requests for relationship advice from their followers. "We have a rule to never engage personally with negativity and hope that sets an example for other people who might fall victim to cyberbullying." We do sometimes get negative comments on our posts or will see someone reshare our photo with a negative caption," Gilyard explained. The post has been liked over 15,000 times and received a number of supportive comments - and a few negative comments as well. "We hope to encourage other black and brown men and boys everywhere to be true to who they are," he added. To do so is to be completely confident in your blackness and queerness which grants you the freedom to fully express yourself. "Which makes the idea of two gay black men finding love in one another so powerful. "When you exist at that kind of an intersection, it's easy to feel as if you'll never find someone to love you or even fully love yourself." "It is easy to feel unwanted as a black man in America and the same can be said for being queer," Gilyard told BuzzFeed News.
And when they find love in each other's eyes, to know that their love is just as strong and beautiful as anyone else's. We hope to encourage other black and brown men and boys everywhere to be true to who they are. We want others to see that our union is marked by achievement, love, friendship, respect, and unconditional support. But together we chose to rise above those prejudices and rewrite our own story- one of inspiration. We had to confront the stereotypes of being largely defined as uneducated, disloyal, untrustworthy, and unreliable individuals. It forced us to face the very real resistance from society for being not only homosexuals but black men as well. However, falling in love with another black man was scary in ways neither of us could have ever imagined. Gilyard noted in the Instagram post that "falling in love with another black man was scary in ways neither of us could have ever imagined."ĭominic and I feel lucky to have found love at such a young age. Spence proposed during a visit to London in 2015 - Gilyard said yes.īut both of them had doubts that they would ever find such a fairy-tale ending. They would endure seven years of long distance in several different cities before finally landing together. "High school was also the time period in which we both came out to our families, although at separate times and unknowingly of each other's personal journeys."Īccording to the caption, the couple's first date lasted for several hours until the bar closed down. We went to different high schools but they were close in proximity, so we had a lot of mutual friends," their story begins. They were recently featured on thewaywemet Instagram account, which chronicles couples' (usually very adorable) love stories. Nick Gilyard, 25, and his boyfriend Dominic Spence, 27, have known each other since they were teenagers. "Falling in love with another black man was scary in ways neither of us could have ever imagined." People Can't Handle This Couple's Truly Inspiring Love Story
What yall think about them and their story? Evergreen King SB3, Level, Delmacy I found this article on about a cute black gay couple.