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Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor entered the category after a friend, Chelsea Blaney, approached the principal about allowing them in. Blaney wants Ellen DeGeneres to invite the students on her show to encourage other schools to rethink yearbook categories.
Cute no longer discriminates.
Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor, two seniors at Carmel High School in Putnam County, New York, have become the first gay people to be voted “cutest couple” in the school’s yearbook.
The idea to enter the popular couple into the category came from their friend Chelsea Blaney, who noticed that only straight couples had been entered and approached the principal, Kevin Carroll, about allowing the boys to be entered into the running.
And the lovers, who share a penchant for amateur dramatics, were equally taken aback by the outpouring of love from Tumblr users.
‘This whole thing has been a bit surreal for us because we have been raised to believe that love is love,’ they told The Huffington Post.
‘We never realised that our happiness and openness would inspire so many individuals.
‘The support we have received from our family, friends, and even strangers has led us to believe that our affection for each other is normal.
‘When we started dating a year ago, the thought of a photo of us travelling throughout the world would be a bit frightening, but now we are proud to be part of the LGBT community.’
