Little Pond, Prince Edward Island Explained

Little Pond is a community in Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 56 of Kings County.

The community attracted media attention in 2010 when the home of a gay couple living in the community was firebombed.[1] Both men escaped the fire unharmed, but their home was destroyed. The community subsequently held a fundraising rally to support the couple and to express opposition to homophobic violence.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Support grows for gay fire victims . November 4, 2010 . CBC News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808023745/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/11/03/pe-human-rights-defend-gay-couple.html . August 8, 2012.
  2. http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Gay_couple_burned_from_PEI_home-9470.aspx "Gay couple burned from PEI home"

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