Cole Ledford thanked everyone for showing that “love is louder than hate”.
Ledford posted this tweet shortly afterwards. It's been retweeted over 30,000 times.
I'm sorry that you called me fag. I'm sorry you hit me for no reason. I'm sorry whatever insecurities you have don't allow you to accept others for who they are. I'm sorry I threaten you.
I'm NOT sorry I'm gay. I'm proud to be this way. I'm proud to be confident enough to love who I love and to love me. I'm proud to have friends and family that love me regardless of me. Honestly, I'm not sorry.
His name began to trend around the world.
