06/08/2026
Our wedding photos have been shared across the internet, and with that has come an overwhelming amount of homophobic abuse.
Some people have said, “Well, you put your life online, so you should expect it.”
No. Posting wedding photos is not consent to be abused.
I share my floral work every day. Flowers are art. Art exists to make people feel something. To inspire, challenge, and sometimes divide opinion. That’s part of being an artist.
But we are not art. We are people.
We are two husbands. We are parents. We are raising a young son who is loved beyond measure.
Reading comments that call us child molesters, question our ability to be parents, or claim our son must be unhappy because he has two dads isn’t “having an opinion.” It’s hatred. It’s dehumanising. And it has real consequences for real families.
People often ask why Pride is still needed.
This is why.
Pride is the one place where my husband, my son, and I can walk hand in hand without wondering who might shout abuse. It’s a place where our son can look around and see families like his celebrated instead of criticised. It’s where, for one day, we don’t have to explain our existence or justify our love.
We don’t want special treatment.
We want the same thing every family wants: to love openly, raise our son, celebrate life’s biggest moments, and feel safe doing so.
If you can’t understand why that matters, then perhaps it’s time to ask yourself why two men getting married makes you so uncomfortable.
Your belief system isn’t a platform for spiritual abuse. Your narrow minds are not the right way of life, and your red flags are not normal!
We are the normal, we are the standard of love, commitment, and compassion. People who respect these things are real people. Your negativity is a reflection of your own miserable, fed-up lives!
We are loved, we are blessed, and we are grateful. Along with that comes the understanding not to abuse others whom we might see as different or questionable. Why? Because we are content.
Go work on yourself ew! 🙄
