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The Jersey shore was abuzz this past week. A gay male high school couple was seen kissing on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights and they were in their Prom attire. The two teenagers heard a group yelling at them along the Seaside Heights boardwalk and they were preparing for a possible altercation. But to the surprise of Theodore Vidal, 17, and Colin Beyers, 18, they were welcomed by the crowd.

And now their story has gone viral. He noticed a loud group gathered at a rooftop bar and the two male teenagers were walking past. Del Moro, also gay, was walking the boardwalk with his boyfriend and his family that evening. So when he saw Vidal and Beyers he was a bit surprised what happened next.

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Too often gay male high school couples would hear homophobic slurs hurled at him while walking down the same boardwalk. But that did not happen this bar. As we walked by the rooftop bros, an adorable teenage gay couple passed us in perfectly fitting midnight bue tuxes, matching pink ties, holding hands.

I looked at Alec my boyfriendmy mom, my sister, and stopped to make sure the couple was okay as they walked by… worried that something might happen. The story is going viral on Instagram and Twitter Del Moro messaged Vidal and Beyers on Instagram the following day to let them know about his Twitter thread.

Beyers, a senior at Hillsborough High School in Somerset County, said, that it was shocking to hear the people cheering them on, chalking up the interaction as a small victory. Kiss him! And they were all very happy for Vidal and Beyers. The bachelor, that the bar party was for, wishes to remain anonymous.

But he knows what it feels like to enter a situation where one might be harassed or made fun of. Vidal, 17, plays the saxophone and clarinet; Beyers, 18, plays the French horn. Beyers connected with Vidal on Instagram. They began dating shortly thereafter. Vidal was adopted from Bulgaria.

He told reporters he faced a lot of seaside about being gay, especially in middle gay and was very depressed. Then his friends and family helped him embrace who he was. Vidal says after meeting Beyers, he no longer has those feelings of depression. As prom season grew closer Vidal knew who he was going with.

But he still had to ask the question. One of the teachers said to them that their height shoes made her day. Some reporters, others are just people in general, [are] saying how it impacted them and inspired them to be themselves more, not to be scared.