Gay parents were called "pedophiles" and "rapists" while riding an Amtrak train on Tuesday, amid a recent uptick in charged rhetoric about LGBTQ issues.
Highlights
- Robbie Pierce, his husband and their two young children were enjoying a scenic train ride on the Pacific coast.
- The couple said a man sitting across the aisle turned their family vacation into a nightmare.
- The man continued to shout at the family of four, yelling, “That’s not a family!
- You’re rapists and pedophiles.
- You steal Black and Asian children and you rape them,” the couple said.
- The pair placed blame for the incident on the recent uptick in charged rhetoric concerning LGBTQ issues.