Two gay men living in Taunton, Somerset, have been left afraid to go out in public after they were subjected to continuous homophobic harassment from a group of four teenage boys.
According to Somerset Live, the incidents have occurred over the course of several days at the hands of the same group, who have verbally abused the couple and threatened violence.
One of the victims, who has not been publicly named, is now in contact with local police, saying: “There have been certain people following us, people calling us gay, saying we should have a girlfriend.”He continued: “We were walking back into town and these boys walked past up and I heard them say over their shoulder that they will wait until we get around the corner and follow us.