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4th June 2013, 08:34 AM
Carmel H.S. 'cutest couple' become Internet sensation Gay teens find fame, acceptance
Jun. 3, 2013 |
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Carmel High School's 'cutest couple" goes to the p...: Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor, voted the "cutest couple" in the Carmel High School yearbook, get ready to attend their prom on June 3, 2013. ( Video by Frank Becerra Jr / The Journal News )
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From left, Chelsea Blaney listens as her friends Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor talk about being voted the "cutest couple" in the Carmel High School yearbook June 3, 2013. Meehan and Taylor gathered with friends for pre-prom photos at a home in Patterson. ( Frank Becerra Jr / The Journal News )
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Chelsea Blaney listens as her friends Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor talk about being voted the 'cutest couple.' Blaney's post on her Tumblr blog about the couple led to Internet fame.
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Gay 'cutest couple' photo in Carmel High yearbook goes viral (http://www.lohud.com/relart/20130603/NEWS04/306030103)
Carmel High School students Bradley Taylor and Dylan Meehan hold hands as they discuss the whirlwind of publicity they have received these past few days.
Just hours away from their senior prom Monday, Taylor and Meehan donned tuxedos with coordinating blue and silver vests and ties, living up to their newfound class designation. Last week, the two were named “cutest couple” in their yearbook’s senior superlatives, sparking international attention for the gay teens.
“It’s been insane,” said Taylor, 17. “We are very, very proud to show that Carmel High School is the way it is.”
Meehan agreed. The support and attention, he said, have been inspiring.
Their best friend, Chelsea Blaney is responsible for their Internet fame. After she posted a picture Friday of the two on her Tumblr blog, saying they won cutest couple, she went from 15 likes to 7,000 in minutes, she recalled.
Her blog and Taylor and Meehan’s picture have since been shared online more than 100,000 times. Taylor said he soon got a message from his cousin in Pennsylvania saying they were “Tumblr famous.” Other messages have poured in from around the world.
“I got comments from ‘They’re cute’ to ‘This has inspired me to come out to my parents,’ ” said Blaney, 18. “It’s mind-blowing.”
The experience has prompted Blaney to campaign on social media for her friends to appear on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show.
No word yet from the talk show host who has advocated for gay teens, pausing from her jokes to address the issues of bullying and suicides among that population and to lobby for tolerance.
Taylor and Meehan have been together since June 14, after they were introduced by a friend and then went on a tour of Brown University together.
The two came out to their family and friends a week later.
Jun. 3, 2013 |
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Carmel High School's 'cutest couple" goes to the p...: Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor, voted the "cutest couple" in the Carmel High School yearbook, get ready to attend their prom on June 3, 2013. ( Video by Frank Becerra Jr / The Journal News )
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From left, Chelsea Blaney listens as her friends Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor talk about being voted the "cutest couple" in the Carmel High School yearbook June 3, 2013. Meehan and Taylor gathered with friends for pre-prom photos at a home in Patterson. ( Frank Becerra Jr / The Journal News )
http://cmsimg.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=BH&Date=20130603&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=306030023&Ref=AR&MaxW=300&Border=0&Carmel-H-S-cutest-couple-become-Internet-sensation Zoom
Chelsea Blaney listens as her friends Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor talk about being voted the 'cutest couple.' Blaney's post on her Tumblr blog about the couple led to Internet fame.
Related Links
Gay 'cutest couple' photo in Carmel High yearbook goes viral (http://www.lohud.com/relart/20130603/NEWS04/306030103)
Carmel High School students Bradley Taylor and Dylan Meehan hold hands as they discuss the whirlwind of publicity they have received these past few days.
Just hours away from their senior prom Monday, Taylor and Meehan donned tuxedos with coordinating blue and silver vests and ties, living up to their newfound class designation. Last week, the two were named “cutest couple” in their yearbook’s senior superlatives, sparking international attention for the gay teens.
“It’s been insane,” said Taylor, 17. “We are very, very proud to show that Carmel High School is the way it is.”
Meehan agreed. The support and attention, he said, have been inspiring.
Their best friend, Chelsea Blaney is responsible for their Internet fame. After she posted a picture Friday of the two on her Tumblr blog, saying they won cutest couple, she went from 15 likes to 7,000 in minutes, she recalled.
Her blog and Taylor and Meehan’s picture have since been shared online more than 100,000 times. Taylor said he soon got a message from his cousin in Pennsylvania saying they were “Tumblr famous.” Other messages have poured in from around the world.
“I got comments from ‘They’re cute’ to ‘This has inspired me to come out to my parents,’ ” said Blaney, 18. “It’s mind-blowing.”
The experience has prompted Blaney to campaign on social media for her friends to appear on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show.
No word yet from the talk show host who has advocated for gay teens, pausing from her jokes to address the issues of bullying and suicides among that population and to lobby for tolerance.
Taylor and Meehan have been together since June 14, after they were introduced by a friend and then went on a tour of Brown University together.
The two came out to their family and friends a week later.