A same-sex couple have been left "disgusted" after receiving a hateful letter saying their relationship was "immoral and wr...
A same-sex couple have been left "disgusted" after receiving a hateful letter saying their relationship was "immoral and wrong".
Vikki Parkey, 36, and her wife Stephanie, 29, were left shocked after the anonymous note posted through their letter box stated they should move from their Hull home to "a more appropriate area of the city".
The married couple, who live with their 18-month-old daughter, said they could not believe the letter went as far to suggest that they had no right bringing up a child as a lesbian couple.
Vikki told The Hull Daily Mail : "We've lived here at the property for six years and never received anything like this. We just couldn't believe it. It was very hurtful, but this is just one a**hole, well hopefully, just one a**hole, who is doing this."
The computer-typed letter is thought to have been posted to their two-bed terraced home under the cover of darkness on Thursday evening.
Vikki said: "I went downstairs this morning and my wife was in tears about it and when I asked her what was up she showed me this letter.
"When I read it, I instantly became mad more than anything for upsetting my wife and thinking that they have any right to pass judgement on us and most of all that they thought they had a right to even mention my daughter.
"It's two different emotions really: mad at the bigotry of it all and upset that there was nothing I could do to stop Steph being upset about it."
"We have never had a problem before, but these opinions in this day and age are just not acceptable. Whoever sent it are just cowards really."
Vikki says she knows her immediate neighbours are friendly so it must have been another resident who lives nearby.
She added: "When we were going through IVF, all the neighbours were all really excited for us so we know its not the street as a whole.
"It came through over night so they must of waited for the lights to go out before posting it. We then saw the letter when we got up for work."
The letter, which was anonymously addressed to Vikki's property, read: "We, the residents, are not happy with same-sex couples living our area.
"Especially not when bringing up a child. It is immoral and wrong. We suggest you move to a more appropriate area of the city."
Vikki discovered the posted letter on Friday morning and reported the incident to Humberside Police straight away.
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